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.. _sphx_glr_examples_labeled_points.py:


Displaying a custom label for each individual point
===================================================

mpldatacursor's *point_labels* functionality can be emulated with an event
handler that sets the annotation text with a label selected from the target
index.

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.. image-sg:: /examples/images/sphx_glr_labeled_points_001.png
   :alt: labeled points
   :srcset: /examples/images/sphx_glr_labeled_points_001.png
   :class: sphx-glr-single-img





.. code-block:: Python


    import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
    import mplcursors
    import numpy as np

    labels = ["a", "b", "c", "d", "e"]
    x = np.array([0, 1, 2, 3, 4])

    fig, ax = plt.subplots()
    line, = ax.plot(x, x, "ro")
    mplcursors.cursor(ax).connect(
        "add", lambda sel: sel.annotation.set_text(labels[sel.index]))

    plt.show()


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