.. note::
    :class: sphx-glr-download-link-note

    Click :ref:`here <sphx_glr_download_gallery_pyplots_fig_x.py>` to download the full example code
.. rst-class:: sphx-glr-example-title

.. _sphx_glr_gallery_pyplots_fig_x.py:


=======================
Adding lines to figures
=======================

Adding lines to a figure without any axes.


.. code-block:: python


    import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
    import matplotlib.lines as lines


    fig = plt.figure()
    fig.add_artist(lines.Line2D([0, 1], [0, 1]))
    fig.add_artist(lines.Line2D([0, 1], [1, 0]))
    plt.show()




.. image:: /gallery/pyplots/images/sphx_glr_fig_x_001.png
    :class: sphx-glr-single-img




------------

References
""""""""""

The use of the following functions, methods, classes and modules is shown
in this example:



.. code-block:: python


    import matplotlib
    matplotlib.pyplot.figure
    matplotlib.lines
    matplotlib.lines.Line2D







.. _sphx_glr_download_gallery_pyplots_fig_x.py:


.. only :: html

 .. container:: sphx-glr-footer
    :class: sphx-glr-footer-example



  .. container:: sphx-glr-download

     :download:`Download Python source code: fig_x.py <fig_x.py>`



  .. container:: sphx-glr-download

     :download:`Download Jupyter notebook: fig_x.ipynb <fig_x.ipynb>`


.. only:: html

 .. rst-class:: sphx-glr-signature

    Keywords: matplotlib code example, codex, python plot, pyplot
    `Gallery generated by Sphinx-Gallery
    <https://sphinx-gallery.readthedocs.io>`_
