.. _pylab_examples-axes_props: pylab_examples example code: axes_props.py ========================================== .. plot:: /home/tcaswell/source/p/matplotlib/doc/mpl_examples/pylab_examples/axes_props.py :: """ You can control the axis tick and grid properties """ import matplotlib.pyplot as plt import numpy as np t = np.arange(0.0, 2.0, 0.01) s = np.sin(2 * np.pi * t) fig, ax = plt.subplots() ax.plot(t, s) ax.grid(True) ticklines = ax.get_xticklines() + ax.get_yticklines() gridlines = ax.get_xgridlines() + ax.get_ygridlines() ticklabels = ax.get_xticklabels() + ax.get_yticklabels() for line in ticklines: line.set_linewidth(3) for line in gridlines: line.set_linestyle('-') for label in ticklabels: label.set_color('r') label.set_fontsize('medium') plt.show() Keywords: python, matplotlib, pylab, example, codex (see :ref:`how-to-search-examples`)