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+from typing import List, Tuple
+import copy
+import numpy
+from numpy import pi
+
+from . import PatternError
+from .utils import is_scalar, vector2
+
+
+__author__ = 'Jan Petykiewicz'
+
+
+class Label:
+    """
+    A circle, which has a position and radius.
+    """
+
+    # [x_offset, y_offset]
+    _offset = numpy.array([0.0, 0.0])   # type: numpy.ndarray
+
+    # Layer (integer >= 0)
+    _layer = 0                          # type: int or Tuple
+
+    # Label string
+    _string = None                      # type: str
+
+    # ---- Properties
+    # offset property
+    @property
+    def offset(self) -> numpy.ndarray:
+        """
+        [x, y] offset
+
+        :return: [x_offset, y_offset]
+        """
+        return self._offset
+
+    @offset.setter
+    def offset(self, val: vector2):
+        if not isinstance(val, numpy.ndarray):
+            val = numpy.array(val, dtype=float)
+
+        if val.size != 2:
+            raise PatternError('Offset must be convertible to size-2 ndarray')
+        self._offset = val.flatten()
+
+    # layer property
+    @property
+    def layer(self) -> int or Tuple[int]:
+        """
+        Layer number (int or tuple of ints)
+
+        :return: Layer
+        """
+        return self._layer
+
+    @layer.setter
+    def layer(self, val: int or List[int]):
+        self._layer = val
+
+    # string property
+    @property
+    def string(self) -> str:
+        """
+        Label string (str)
+
+        :return: string
+        """
+        return self._string
+
+    @string.setter
+    def string(self, val: str):
+        self._string = val
+
+    def __init__(self,
+                 string: str,
+                 offset: vector2=(0.0, 0.0),
+                 layer: int=0):
+        self.string = string
+        self.offset = numpy.array(offset, dtype=float)
+        self.layer = layer
+
+
+    # ---- Non-abstract methods
+    def copy(self) -> 'Label':
+        """
+        Returns a deep copy of the shape.
+
+        :return: Deep copy of self
+        """
+        return copy.deepcopy(self)
+
+    def translate(self, offset: vector2) -> 'Label':
+        """
+        Translate the shape by the given offset
+
+        :param offset: [x_offset, y,offset]
+        :return: self
+        """
+        self.offset += offset
+        return self
+
+    def rotate_around(self, pivot: vector2, rotation: float) -> 'Label':
+        """
+        Rotate the shape around a point.
+
+        :param pivot: Point (x, y) to rotate around
+        :param rotation: Angle to rotate by (counterclockwise, radians)
+        :return: self
+        """
+        pivot = numpy.array(pivot, dtype=float)
+        self.translate(-pivot)
+        self.offset = numpy.dot(rotation_matrix_2d(rotation), self.offset)
+        self.translate(+pivot)
+        return self
+
+    def get_bounds(self) -> numpy.ndarray:
+        """
+        Return the bounds of the label.
+
+        Labels are assumed to take up 0 area, i.e.
+        bounds = [self.offset,
+                  self.offset]
+
+        :return: Bounds [[xmin, xmax], [ymin, ymax]]
+        """
+        return numpy.array([self.offset, self.offset])
+
+