[Python]Matplotlib-显示类似matlab的数据游标

代码来自于matplotlib的官方示例

# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""
Spyder Editor

This is a temporary script file.
"""
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np

class Cursor(object):
    def __init__(self, ax):
        self.ax = ax
        self.lx = ax.axhline(color='k')  # the horiz line
        self.ly = ax.axvline(color='k')  # the vert line

        # text location in axes coords
        self.txt = ax.text(0.7, 0.9, '', transform=ax.transAxes)

    def mouse_move(self, event):
        if not event.inaxes:
            return

        x, y = event.xdata, event.ydata
        # update the line positions
        self.lx.set_ydata(y)
        self.ly.set_xdata(x)

        self.txt.set_text('x=%1.2f, y=%1.2f' % (x, y))
        plt.draw()

class SnaptoCursor(object):
    """
    Like Cursor but the crosshair snaps to the nearest x,y point
    For simplicity, I'm assuming x is sorted
    """

    def __init__(self, ax, x, y):
        self.ax = ax
        self.lx = ax.axhline(color='k')  # the horiz line
        self.ly = ax.axvline(color='k')  # the vert line
        self.x = x
        self.y = y
        # text location in axes coords
        self.txt = ax.text(0.7, 0.9, '', transform=ax.transAxes)

    def mouse_move(self, event):

        if not event.inaxes:
            return

        x, y = event.xdata, event.ydata

        indx = min(np.searchsorted(self.x, [x])[0], len(self.x) - 1)
        x = self.x[indx]
        y = self.y[indx]
        # update the line positions
        self.lx.set_ydata(y)
        self.ly.set_xdata(x)

        self.txt.set_text('x=%1.2f, y=%1.2f' % (x, y))
        print('x=%1.2f, y=%1.2f' % (x, y))
        plt.draw()

t = np.arange(0.0,1.0,0.01)
s = np.sin(2*np.pi*t)
#  make line red
fig, ax = plt.subplots()
plt.rcParams['lines.color'] = 'r'
ax.plot(t,s)

c = np.cos(2*np.pi*t)

#make line thick
plt.rcParams['lines.linewidth'] = '3'
plt.plot(t,c)
plt.xlabel('t')
plt.ylabel('cos(2*pi*t)')
plt.title('Plot test')

cursor = Cursor(ax)
# cursor = SnaptoCursor(ax, t, s)
plt.connect('motion_notify_event', cursor.mouse_move)
plt.show()

实现思路

实现的思路类似于QT的信号与槽的思路，
在鼠标在图像空间运行的过程中，当鼠标移动“事件”发生后，连接该移动事件的信号到cursor的槽上。

运行结果