.. note::
    :class: sphx-glr-download-link-note

    Click :ref:`here <sphx_glr_download_gallery_images_contours_and_fields_quiver_simple_demo.py>` to download the full example code
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.. _sphx_glr_gallery_images_contours_and_fields_quiver_simple_demo.py:


==================
Quiver Simple Demo
==================

A simple example of a `~.axes.Axes.quiver` plot with a `~.axes.Axes.quiverkey`.

For more advanced options refer to
:doc:`/gallery/images_contours_and_fields/quiver_demo`.



.. code-block:: python

    import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
    import numpy as np

    X = np.arange(-10, 10, 1)
    Y = np.arange(-10, 10, 1)
    U, V = np.meshgrid(X, Y)

    fig, ax = plt.subplots()
    q = ax.quiver(X, Y, U, V)
    ax.quiverkey(q, X=0.3, Y=1.1, U=10,
                 label='Quiver key, length = 10', labelpos='E')

    plt.show()




.. image:: /gallery/images_contours_and_fields/images/sphx_glr_quiver_simple_demo_001.png
    :class: sphx-glr-single-img




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References
""""""""""

The use of the following functions and methods is shown in this example:



.. code-block:: python


    import matplotlib
    matplotlib.axes.Axes.quiver
    matplotlib.pyplot.quiver
    matplotlib.axes.Axes.quiverkey
    matplotlib.pyplot.quiverkey







.. _sphx_glr_download_gallery_images_contours_and_fields_quiver_simple_demo.py:


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 .. container:: sphx-glr-footer
    :class: sphx-glr-footer-example



  .. container:: sphx-glr-download

     :download:`Download Python source code: quiver_simple_demo.py <quiver_simple_demo.py>`



  .. container:: sphx-glr-download

     :download:`Download Jupyter notebook: quiver_simple_demo.ipynb <quiver_simple_demo.ipynb>`


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    Keywords: matplotlib code example, codex, python plot, pyplot
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