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matplotlib.axis.YAxis.set_axes

YAxis.set_axes(axes)

Set the Axes instance in which the artist resides, if any.

This has been deprecated in mpl 1.5, please use the axes property. Will be removed in 1.7 or 2.0.

ACCEPTS: an Axes instance