""" ============= Keypress Demo ============= Show how to connect to keypress events """ import sys import numpy as np import matplotlib.pyplot as plt def on_press(event): print('press', event.key) sys.stdout.flush() if event.key == 'x': visible = xl.get_visible() xl.set_visible(not visible) fig.canvas.draw() # Fixing random state for reproducibility np.random.seed(19680801) fig, ax = plt.subplots() fig.canvas.mpl_connect('key_press_event', on_press) ax.plot(np.random.rand(12), np.random.rand(12), 'go') xl = ax.set_xlabel('easy come, easy go') ax.set_title('Press a key') plt.show()