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pylab_examples example code: invert_axes.pyΒΆ

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#!/usr/bin/env python
"""

You can use decreasing axes by flipping the normal order of the axis
limits

"""
from pylab import *

t = arange(0.01, 5.0, 0.01)
s = exp(-t)
plot(t, s)

xlim(5,0)  # decreasing time

xlabel('decreasing time (s)')
ylabel('voltage (mV)')
title('Should be growing...')
grid(True)

show()

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