matplotlib.axes.Axes.clabel

Axes.clabel(CS, levels=None, **kwargs)

Label a contour plot.

Adds labels to line contours in given ContourSet.

Parameters:

CSContourSet instance

Line contours to label.

levelsarray-like, optional

A list of level values, that should be labeled. The list must be a subset of CS.levels. If not given, all levels are labeled.

**kwargs

All other parameters are documented in clabel.

Examples using matplotlib.axes.Axes.clabel

Contour Demo

Contour Label Demo

Contourf Demo

Patheffect Demo

Demonstrates plotting contour (level) curves in 3D

Demonstrates plotting contour (level) curves in 3D using the extend3d option

Filled contours