""" =========== Coords demo =========== An example of how to interact with the plotting canvas by connecting to move and click events. """ from matplotlib.backend_bases import MouseButton import matplotlib.pyplot as plt import numpy as np t = np.arange(0.0, 1.0, 0.01) s = np.sin(2 * np.pi * t) fig, ax = plt.subplots() ax.plot(t, s) def on_move(event): # get the x and y pixel coords x, y = event.x, event.y if event.inaxes: ax = event.inaxes # the axes instance print('data coords %f %f' % (event.xdata, event.ydata)) def on_click(event): if event.button is MouseButton.LEFT: print('disconnecting callback') plt.disconnect(binding_id) binding_id = plt.connect('motion_notify_event', on_move) plt.connect('button_press_event', on_click) plt.show()