code: def draw_patchcollection(data, obj):
      
      content = []
      # Gather the draw options.
      try:
          ec = obj.get_edgecolor()[0]
      except IndexError:
          ec = None
  
      try:
          fc = obj.get_facecolor()[0]
      except IndexError:
          fc = None
  
      try:
          ls = obj.get_linestyle()[0]
      except IndexError:
          ls = None
  
      try:
          w = obj.get_linewidth()[0]
      except IndexError:
          w = None
  
      data, draw_options = mypath.get_draw_options(data, obj, ec, fc, ls, w)
  
      paths = obj.get_paths()
      for path in paths:
          data, cont, draw_options, is_area = mypath.draw_path(
              data, path, draw_options=draw_options
          )
          content.append(cont)
  
      if _is_in_legend(obj):
          # Unfortunately, patch legend entries need \addlegendimage in Pgfplots.
          tpe = "area legend" if is_area else "line legend"
          do = ", ".join([tpe] + draw_options) if draw_options else ""
          content += [
              "\\addlegendimage{{{}}}\n".format(do),
              "\\addlegendentry{{{}}}\n\n".format(obj.get_label()),
          ]
      else:
          content.append("\n")
  
      return data, content
docs: Returns PGFPlots code for a number of patch objects.