In response to my earlier question regarding color space correction for scattered images of 4D data, Tom10 suggested displaying the values as characters to double-check my data. Great Idea In the past, I ran a few demos like this, but I can’t find a demo which, as I recall, was pretty simple.
So, what is the easiest way to plot numerical values as a symbol in a scatter chart instead of an "o", for example? Tom10 suggested plt.txt (x, y, value) - and this is the implementation used in a number of examples. However, I am wondering if there is an easy way to evaluate the “value” from my array of numbers? Can one simply say: str (valuearray)?
Do you need a loop to evaluate values for graphing, as suggested in the matplotlib demo section for 3D scatter plots ?
Their example produces:

(source: sourceforge.net )
However, they do something quite complicated in estimating locations, as well as in changing the direction of text based on data. So, is there a nice way to build x, y, C data (where C is the value often used as the color on the data- graph, but instead I want to make a symbol)?
Again, I think we have an honest answer to this-. I'm just wondering if there is an easier way?
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