read an svg file to insert in matplotlib

[DeepaMahm]

Hi @rgerum, I am trying to read an image from an SVG file and insert in matplotlib figure.

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import pylustrator as pyl
import numpy as np
from matplotlib.figure import Figure
from matplotlib.offsetbox import OffsetImage, AnnotationBbox
from svglib.svglib import svg2rlg

ax = plt.subplot(111)
ax.plot(
    [1, 2, 3], [1, 2, 3],
    'go-',
    label='line 1',
    linewidth=2
 )
# arr_img = plt.imread("stinkbug.svg")
# arr_img = svg2rlg("stinkbug.svg")
arr_img = pyl.load("stinkbug.svg")
im = OffsetImage(arr_img)
ab = AnnotationBbox(im, (1, 0), xycoords='axes fraction')
ax.add_artist(ab)
plt.show()

I tried to use pylustratorpost for reading the svg image. The code works when the input image is in png format. But I am not able to add the same image saved in svg extension(image).

I couldn't successfully insert due to the following error,

    "float".format(self._A.dtype))
TypeError: Image data of dtype object cannot be converted to float

Suggestions on how to fix this will be really helpful.

[rgerum]

You can directly add it with pylustrator.load

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import pylustrator as pyl

ax = plt.subplot(111)
ax.plot(
    [1, 2, 3], [1, 2, 3],
    'go-',
    label='line 1',
    linewidth=2
 )

arr_img = pyl.load("stinkbug.svg")

plt.show()

this works for me fine with the current version.