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Matplotlib.artist.Artist.remove() in Python

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Matplotlib is a library in Python and it is numerical – mathematical extension for NumPy library. The Artist class contains Abstract base class for objects that render into a FigureCanvas. All visible elements in a figure are subclasses of Artist.

Matplotlib.artist.Artist.remove() Method

The remove() method in artist module of matplotlib library is used to remove the artist from the figure if possible.

Syntax: Artist.remove(self)

Parameters: This method does not accepts any parameter.

Returns: This method return the figure after removal of the artist.

Below examples illustrate the matplotlib.artist.Artist.remove() function in matplotlib:

Example 1:




# Implementation of matplotlib function
from matplotlib.artist import Artist
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
  
  
fig, axs = plt.subplots()
axs.plot([1, 2, 3])
  
# use of remove() method
Artist.remove(axs)
  
fig.suptitle("""matplotlib.artist.Artist.remove()
function Example""", fontweight="bold")
  
plt.show()


Output:

Example 2:




# Implementation of matplotlib function
from matplotlib.artist import Artist 
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt 
    
    
fig, (axs, axs2) = plt.subplots(2, 1
gs = axs2.get_gridspec()  
  
# use of remove() method
Artist.remove(axs)
  
axbig = fig.add_subplot(gs[1:, -1]) 
axbig.annotate("Removed one Axes"
               (0.4, 0.5), 
               xycoords ='axes fraction'
               va ='center'
  
fig.suptitle("""matplotlib.artist.Artist.remove()
function Example""", fontweight="bold")
  
plt.show()


Output:



Last Updated : 15 May, 2020
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