graph.py

import random
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import matplotlib.animation as animation
import time


fig = plt.figure()
ax1 = fig.add_subplot(1,1,1)
# xar = []
# yar = []

#overlay a picture over the plot
im = plt.imread("map1.png")
#implot = plt.imshow(im)

def animate(x, y):
    #populating thr arrays with get_data func
    # get_data(xar,yar)
    #clearing previous line
    ax1.clear()
    #drawing line again wiht new data
    ax1.scatter(x,y)
    #making the overlay visible
    implot = plt.imshow(im)

def get_data(xar,yar):
    #figure out what pins the data is going to be coming form. Going to write to a file with [x,y] format, then update the xar array
    xar.append(random.randrange(1200))
    yar.append(random.randrange(500))
    print("X Coords",xar)
    print("Y Coords",yar)
    print("")