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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"Clockwise pie diagram","articleBody":"Hi! Please, add this feature. My diff in axes.py looks quite simple:\n\n\u003cpre\u003e--- /home/sh/Downloads/matplotlib-1.3.1/lib/matplotlib/axes.py 2013-10-10 16:42:48.000000000 +0400\n+++ matplotlib/axes.py  2013-10-23 16:52:11.793788510 +0400\n@@ -5307,7 +5307,7 @@\n \n     def pie(self, x, explode=None, labels=None, colors=None,\n             autopct=None, pctdistance=0.6, shadow=False,\n-            labeldistance=1.1, startangle=None, radius=None):\n+            labeldistance=1.1, startangle=None, radius=None, counterclock=True):\n         r\"\"\"\n         Plot a pie chart.\n \n@@ -5420,12 +5420,12 @@\n         i = 0\n         for frac, label, expl in cbook.safezip(x, labels, explode):\n             x, y = center\n-            theta2 = theta1 + frac\n+            theta2 = theta1 + frac if counterclock else theta1 - frac\n             thetam = 2 * math.pi * 0.5 * (theta1 + theta2)\n             x += expl * math.cos(thetam)\n             y += expl * math.sin(thetam)\n \n-            w = mpatches.Wedge((x, y), radius, 360. * theta1, 360. * theta2,\n+            w = mpatches.Wedge((x, y), radius, 360. * min(theta1, theta2), 360. * max(theta1, theta2),\n                       facecolor=colors[i % len(colors)])\n             slices.append(w)\n             self.add_patch(w)\n\u003c/pre\u003e\n","author":{"url":"https://github.com/fat-crocodile","@type":"Person","name":"fat-crocodile"},"datePublished":"2013-10-23T13:02:37.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":7},"url":"https://github.com/2537/matplotlib/issues/2537"}