sierpinski_triangle_anim.py

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import matplotlib.animation as animation

def make_animation(sierpinski_triangle: list):
    num_points = len(sierpinski_triangle)
    points_split = list(zip(*sierpinski_triangle))
    xx, yy = points_split[0], points_split[1]
    fig = plt.figure(figsize=(10, 10))

    def init():
        ax = plt.axes(xlim=(0, 1), ylim=(0, 1))
        ax.set_xticks([], [])
        ax.set_yticks([], [])
        ax.set_axis_off()
        return ax.plot(xx, yy, "g.")

    def animate(i):
        scale = 1 - i * 0.02  # calculate the new scale
        ax = plt.axes(xlim=(0, scale), ylim=(0, scale))
        ax.set_xticks([], [])
        ax.set_yticks([], [])
        ax.set_axis_off()
        return ax.plot(xx, yy, "g.")

    anim = animation.FuncAnimation(fig, animate, init_func=init, frames=50,
                                interval=200, blit=False)