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matplotlib.pyplot.twiny

matplotlib.pyplot.twiny(ax=None)[source]

Make a second axes that shares the y-axis. The new axis will overlay ax (or the current axes if ax is None). The ticks for ax2 will be placed on the top, and the ax2 instance is returned.