Plot stick men.

plot_guy.py

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np

def plot_guy(x, y, frown=False, **plot_args):
    """Plot a stick man of 2 units wide and 6 units tall.

    http://nbviewer.ipython.org/gist/theandygross/4544012    
    """
    an = np.array(np.linspace(0,2*np.pi,100))
    head, = plt.plot(np.cos(an)+x, np.sin(an)+y + 5, **plot_args)
    body, = plt.plot(np.array([0,0])+x, np.array([4,2])+y, **plot_args)
    legs, = plt.plot(np.array([-1,0,1])+x, np.array([0,2,0])+y, **plot_args)
    arms, = plt.plot(np.array([-1.5,0,1.5])+x, np.array([3.5,3,3.5])+y,
                     **plot_args)
    eye1, = plt.plot(.2*np.cos(an)-.35 + x, .2*np.sin(an) + 5.2 + y,
                     **plot_args)
    eye2, = plt.plot(.2*np.cos(an)+.35 + x, .2*np.sin(an) + 5.2 + y,
                     **plot_args)
    if frown:
        mouth, = plt.plot(np.cos(an[15:35]) + x, np.sin(an[15:35]) + 3.8 + y,
                          **plot_args)
    else:
        mouth, = plt.plot(np.cos(an[65:85]) + x, np.sin(an[65:85]) + 5.4 + y,
                          **plot_args)
                          
plot_guy(10, 10, color='k')
plot_guy(11, 11, color='r')
plt.axis('equal')
plt.show()