Add optional positionRect argument to the PdfPages.attach_note method to be able to specify the new note's position.

Ulrich Dobramysl · Ulrich Dobramysl · commit fc52db635f57 · 2015-01-13T07:44:48.000Z
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_pdf.py b/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_pdf.py
@@ -2463,11 +2463,14 @@ def get_pagecount(self):
         """
         return len(self._file.pageList)
 
-    def attach_note(self, text):
+    def attach_note(self, text, positionRect=[-100, -100, 0, 0]):
         """
-        Add a new text note to the page to be saved next.
+        Add a new text note to the page to be saved next. The optional
+        positionRect specifies the position of the new note on the
+        page. It is outside the page per default to make sure it is
+        invisible on printouts.
         """
-        self._file.newTextnote(text)
+        self._file.newTextnote(text, positionRect)
 
 
 class FigureCanvasPdf(FigureCanvasBase):
