python_codes.plot_functions.north_arrow#
- north_arrow(ax, center, length, length_small=None, width=None, radius=None, theta=0, textcolor='k', transform=None, **kwargs)[source]#
Plot a arrow indicating the North on a figure.
- Parameters
ax (matplotlib axe) – Axe on which to plot the arrow
length (float) – arrow max length
length_small (float) – length of the center par tof the arrow (the default is 0.8*length).
width (float) – arrow width (the default is (3/7)*length).
radius (float) – distance between the text and the arrow (the default is (45/70)*length).
theta (float) – rotation of the arrow indicating the north (the default is 0 for an arrow pointing upward).
textcolor (str) – color of the text (the default is ‘k’).
transform (matplotlib transform) – transform for the coordinate systen of the input length and positions (the default is ax.transData).
**kwargs – Optional parameters passed to
Polygon, used to customize the arrow.
- Returns
return nothing
- Return type
None
