[Matplotlib-users] label arbitrary strings on xaxis as in date mode

2009-04-25 Thread wfpunch
Is it possible to create an axis labe, much like done for dates, using arbitrary strings. For example, I'd like to plot word frequency where the x-axis labels are the words and the y-axis the frequency. I've looks at the locator and formatString stuff but I can't quite seem to get it. Any help ap

Re: [Matplotlib-users] label arbitrary strings on xaxis as in date mode

2009-04-25 Thread wfpunch
I'm not clear on how to do the rotation of the font by the 45 degree angle (as in the date mode) using just xticks. If there is some part to xticks that would allow it I'd be pleased to hear it. Thanks. Jouni K. Seppänen wrote: > > wfpunch writes: > >> Is it possib