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"""
This illustrates placing images directly in the figure, with no axes.
"""
import numpy as np
import matplotlib
import matplotlib.cm as cm
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
fig = plt.figure()
Z = np.arange(10000.0)
Z.shape = 100, 100
Z[:, 50:] = 1.
im1 = plt.figimage(Z, xo=50, yo=0, origin='lower')
im2 = plt.figimage(Z, xo=100, yo=100, alpha=.8, origin='lower')
plt.show()
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