(Source code, png)
import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
from matplotlib.transforms import Bbox
from matplotlib.path import Path
rect = plt.Rectangle((-1, -1), 2, 2, facecolor="#aaaaaa")
plt.gca().add_patch(rect)
bbox = Bbox.from_bounds(-1, -1, 2, 2)
for i in range(12):
vertices = (np.random.random((2, 2)) - 0.5) * 6.0
path = Path(vertices)
if path.intersects_bbox(bbox):
color = 'r'
else:
color = 'b'
plt.plot(vertices[:, 0], vertices[:, 1], color=color)
plt.show()
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