>>> """
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Pausing and Resuming an Animation
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This example showcases:
- using the Animation.pause() method to pause an animation.
- using the Animation.resume() method to resume an animation.
"""
...
... import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
... import matplotlib.animation as animation
... import numpy as np
...
...
... class PauseAnimation:
... def __init__(self):
... fig, ax = plt.subplots()
... ax.set_title('Click to pause/resume the animation')
... x = np.linspace(-0.1, 0.1, 1000)
...
... # Start with a normal distribution
... self.n0 = (1.0 / ((4 * np.pi * 2e-4 * 0.1) ** 0.5)
... * np.exp(-x ** 2 / (4 * 2e-4 * 0.1)))
... self.p, = ax.plot(x, self.n0)
...
... self.animation = animation.FuncAnimation(
... fig, self.update, frames=200, interval=50, blit=True)
... self.paused = False
...
... fig.canvas.mpl_connect('button_press_event', self.toggle_pause)
...
... def toggle_pause(self, *args, **kwargs):
... if self.paused:
... self.animation.resume()
... else:
... self.animation.pause()
... self.paused = not self.paused
...
... def update(self, i):
... self.n0 += i / 100 % 5
... self.p.set_ydata(self.n0 % 20)
... return (self.p,)
...
...
... pa = PauseAnimation()
... plt.show()
...