#!/usr/bin/env python """ Show how to connect to keypress events """ import numpy as n from pylab import figure, show def press(event): print 'press', event.key if event.key=='x': visible = xl.get_visible() xl.set_visible(not visible) fig.canvas.draw() fig = figure() ax = fig.add_subplot(111) fig.canvas.mpl_connect('key_press_event', press) ax.plot(n.random.rand(12), n.random.rand(12), 'go') xl = ax.set_xlabel('easy come, easy go') show()