favicon example

(Source code)

import cartopy.crs as ccrs
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import matplotlib.textpath
import matplotlib.patches
from matplotlib.font_manager import FontProperties
import numpy as np


def main():
    plt.figure(figsize=[8, 8])
    ax = plt.axes(projection=ccrs.SouthPolarStereo())

    ax.coastlines()
    ax.gridlines()

    im = ax.stock_img()

    def on_draw(event=None):
        """
        Hooks into matplotlib's event mechanism to define the clip path of the
        background image.

        """
        # Clip the image to the current background boundary.
        im.set_clip_path(ax.background_patch.get_path(),
                         transform=ax.background_patch.get_transform())

    # Register the on_draw method and call it once now.
    plt.gcf().canvas.mpl_connect('draw_event', on_draw)
    on_draw()

    # Generate a matplotlib path representing the character "C".
    fp = FontProperties(family='Arial', weight='bold')
    logo_path = matplotlib.textpath.TextPath((-4.5e7, -3.7e7),
                                             'C', size=1, prop=fp)

    # Scale the letter up to an appropriate X and Y scale.
    logo_path._vertices *= np.array([123500000, 103250000])

    # Add the path as a patch, drawing black outlines around the text.
    patch = matplotlib.patches.PathPatch(logo_path, facecolor='white',
                                         edgecolor='black', linewidth=10,
                                         transform=ccrs.SouthPolarStereo())
    ax.add_patch(patch)
    plt.show()


if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()