""" ============== Infinite lines ============== `~.axes.Axes.axvline` and `~.axes.Axes.axhline` draw infinite vertical / horizontal lines, at given *x* / *y* positions. They are usually used to mark special data values, e.g. in this example the center and limit values of the sigmoid function. `~.axes.Axes.axline` draws infinite straight lines in arbitrary directions. """ import matplotlib.pyplot as plt import numpy as np t = np.linspace(-10, 10, 100) sig = 1 / (1 + np.exp(-t)) plt.axhline(y=0, color="black", linestyle="--") plt.axhline(y=0.5, color="black", linestyle=":") plt.axhline(y=1.0, color="black", linestyle="--") plt.axvline(color="grey") plt.axline((0, 0.5), slope=0.25, color="black", linestyle=(0, (5, 5))) plt.plot(t, sig, linewidth=2, label=r"$\sigma(t) = \frac{1}{1 + e^{-t}}$") plt.xlim(-10, 10) plt.xlabel("t") plt.legend(fontsize=14) plt.show() # %% # `~.axes.Axes.axline` can also be used with a ``transform`` parameter, which # applies to the point, but not to the slope. This can be useful for drawing # diagonal grid lines with a fixed slope, which stay in place when the # plot limits are moved. for pos in np.linspace(-2, 1, 10): plt.axline((pos, 0), slope=0.5, color='k', transform=plt.gca().transAxes) plt.ylim([0, 1]) plt.xlim([0, 1]) plt.show() # %% # # .. admonition:: References # # The use of the following functions, methods, classes and modules is shown # in this example: # # - `matplotlib.axes.Axes.axhline` / `matplotlib.pyplot.axhline` # - `matplotlib.axes.Axes.axvline` / `matplotlib.pyplot.axvline` # - `matplotlib.axes.Axes.axline` / `matplotlib.pyplot.axline`