"""
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Figimage Demo
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This illustrates placing images directly in the figure, with no Axes objects.

"""
import numpy as np
import matplotlib
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt


fig = plt.figure()
Z = np.arange(10000).reshape((100, 100))
Z[:, 50:] = 1

im1 = fig.figimage(Z, xo=50, yo=0, origin='lower')
im2 = fig.figimage(Z, xo=100, yo=100, alpha=.8, origin='lower')

plt.show()

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# The use of the following functions, methods, classes and modules is shown
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matplotlib.figure.Figure
matplotlib.figure.Figure.figimage
matplotlib.pyplot.figimage