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One way to draw an ellipse in python (with two functions)
import numpy as np
from matplotlib import pyplot as plt
def drawellipse(center = [0,0], radius = 1, k=1, h=1, N=50):
assert len(center) == 2 # good practice to do things like this.
x0, y0 = center
x = np.linspace(x0-h*radius , x0+h*radius, N)
y = np.sqrt(radius**2 - ((x-x0)/h)**2 )*k # from the eq for an ellipse
plt.plot(x, -y+y0, c='blue')
plt.plot(x, y+y0, c='red')
plt.xlim([-50, 50]) # optional stuff here...
plt.ylim([-50,50])
plt.axis('equal')
plt.show()
return None
def drawcircle(center = [0,0], radius = 1, N=50):
return drawellipse(center=center, radius=radius, k=1, h=1, N=N)
drawcircle([1,1], 2.0)
drawcircle([-1,2], 3.0)
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