If the plots share the same x and y axis, look at creating an axisGrid with share_all=True, label_mode = "L",
see http://http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/examples/axes_grid/simple_axesgrid.html http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/examples/axes_grid/simple_axesgrid.html for a simple example Cheers Yannick Copin-2 wrote: > > Hi, > > I have a very crowded plot with lots of subplots, and tick labels tend to > overlap. I wanted to drop e.g. the 1st and last x-tick labels for each > subplot, doing something like: > > ax = P.subplot(1,1,1) > ax.plot([1,2,3,2,1,2,3]) > ax.set_xticklabels(['']+ > [ lbl.get_text() for lbl in ax.get_xticklabels()[1:-1] > ]+ > ['']) > > This works in interactive 'ipython -pylab', but this does not work anymore > in > a script: in my script, the tick label returned by ax.get_xticklabels() > are > all empty strings: > > print [ lbl.get_text() for lbl in ax.get_xticklabels() ] > > returns > > ['', '', '', '', '', '', ''] > > It seems the tick text strings are filled in only at the very last moment > (at > show() time?). > > Any help out there? > > Cheers, > -- > .~. Yannick COPIN (o:>* Doctus cum libro > /V\ Institut de physique nucléaire de Lyon > // \\ Université de Lyon - CNRS-IN2P3 > /( )\ AIM: YnCopin ICQ: 236931013 > ^`~'^ http://snovae.in2p3.fr/ycopin/ > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > The Planet: dedicated and managed hosting, cloud storage, colocation > Stay online with enterprise data centers and the best network in the > business > Choose flexible plans and management services without long-term contracts > Personal 24x7 support from experience hosting pros just a phone call away. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/theplanet-com > _______________________________________________ > Matplotlib-users mailing list > Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users > > -- View this message in context: http://old.nabble.com/How-to-change-tick-labels--tp27340373p29057393.html Sent from the matplotlib - users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by Sprint What will you do first with EVO, the first 4G phone? Visit sprint.com/first -- http://p.sf.net/sfu/sprint-com-first _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-users mailing list Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users
