alpha | The transparency - a scalar from 0 … 1 |
animated | A Boolean that is used to facilitate animated drawing |
axes | The Axes that the Artist lives in, possibly None |
clip_box | The bounding box that clips the Artist |
clip_on | Whether clipping is enabled |
clip_path | The path the artist is clipped to |
contains | A picking function to test whether the artist contains the pick point |
figure | The figure instance the artist lives in, possibly None |
label | A text label (e.g., for auto-labeling) |
picker | A python object that controls object picking |
transform | The transformation (used to change the coordinate system). See also the transFigure property of the Figure object. |
visible | A boolean whether the artist should be drawn |
zorder | Arawing order (number) |
rasterized | A Boolean, specifying if vectors are turned into raster graphics (for compression & EPS transparency) |
Accessing and modifying properties
ax.get_alpha(), ax.set_alpha(a), ax.set(alpha=0.5, zorder=2).
List all properties (for example when working interactively): matplotlib.artist.getp(ax) (or simply getp() in pyplot).
Apparently, there are plans to get rid of old fashined getters and setters in favor of properties or traits.