Matplotlib.artist.Artist.set_visible() in Python

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.set_visible() method

The set_visible() method in artist module of matplotlib library is used to set the artist’s visibility.

Syntax: Artist.set_visible(self, b)

Parameters: This method accepts the following parameters.

• b: This parameter is the boolean value.

Returns: This method does not return any value.

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

Example 1:

# Implementation of matplotlib function
from matplotlib.artist import Artist
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
from mpl_toolkits.axisartist.axislines import Subplot


fig = plt.figure()

ax = Subplot(fig, 111)
fig.add_subplot(ax)

Artist.set_visible(ax.axis["left"], False)
Artist.set_visible(ax.axis["top"], False)

fig.suptitle('matplotlib.artist.Artist.set_visible()\
function Example', fontweight ="bold")

plt.show()

Output:

Example 2:

# Implementation of matplotlib function
from matplotlib.artist import Artist
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np


X = np.arange(-20, 20, 0.5)
Y = np.arange(-20, 20, 0.5)
U, V = np.meshgrid(X, Y)

fig, ax = plt.subplots()
ax.quiver(X, Y, U, V)
w = ax.get_xaxis()

Artist.set_visible(w, False)

fig.suptitle('matplotlib.artist.Artist.set_visible()\
function Example', fontweight ="bold")

plt.show()

Output: