import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import matplotlib.animation as animation

fig = plt.figure()
ax = fig.add_subplot(111)
N = 10
x = np.random.rand(N)
y = np.random.rand(N)
z = np.random.rand(N)
circles, triangles, dots = ax.plot(x, 'ro', y, 'g^', z, 'b.')
ax.set_ylim(0, 1)
plt.axis('off')

def update(data):
    circles.set_ydata(data[0])
    triangles.set_ydata(data[1])
    return circles, triangles

def generate():
    while True: yield np.random.rand(2, N)

anim = animation.FuncAnimation(fig, update, generate, interval=150)
plt.show()