2010/3/29 Rachel-Mikel_ArceJaeger <rachel-mikel_arcejae...@hmc.edu>:
> Hello,
>
> This is my first time trying out this list, so please forgive me if I've 
> doing this wrong.
>
> I'm trying to create a plot that has its origin in the upper-left hand 
> corner, rather than the lower-left hand corner. I've discovered that I get 
> the same effect if I do:
>
> plt.plot( xcoords, ycoords, 'ro' )
> plt.axis( [0, maxX, maxY, 0] )

You're looking for the set_ticks_position method on the xaxis (I've
also tweaked setting the limits):

plt.plot(xcoords, ycoords, 'ro')
plt.xlim(0, maxX)
plt.ylim(maxY, 0)
ax = plt.gca() # Get current axes object
ax.xaxis.set_ticks_position('top')
plt.show()

Ryan

-- 
Ryan May
Graduate Research Assistant
School of Meteorology
University of Oklahoma

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