pyplot_inexact.jl

# pyplot_inexact.jl
#
#	Demonstrate XKCD style inexact plots
#
# gizmaa (https://gist.github.com/gizmaa/7214002)
# Julia 1.1.0
# Created: 29.10.13
# Last Edit: 10.05.19

using PyPlot
# http://matplotlib.org/examples/showcase/xkcd.html

#################
#  Create Data  #
#################
x = [1:1:100;]
y = ones(100)
for i=70:1:100
	y[i] = y[i] - (0.7/30)*(i-70)
end

##############
#  XKCD Plot #
##############
xkcd() # Set to XKCD mode, based on the comic (hand drawn)
fig = figure("pyplot_inexact",figsize=(10,10))
ax = PyPlot.axes()
p = plot(x,y)
ax.set_ylim([0.2;1.1])
annotate("THE DAY I REALIZED\nI COULD COOK BACON\nWHENEVER I WANTED",xy=[70;1],arrowprops=Dict("arrowstyle"=>"->"),xytext=[25;0.8])

xticks([])
yticks([])
xlabel("TIME")
ylabel("MY OVERALL HEALTH")
PyPlot.title("Stove Owndership\nhttp://xkcd.com/418/")

ax.spines["top"].set_color("none") # Remove the top axis boundary
ax.spines["right"].set_color("none") # Remove the right axis boundary
fig.canvas.draw() # Update the figure