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matplotlib.axes.Axes.set_xlabel¶

Axes.set_xlabel(self, xlabel, fontdict=None, labelpad=None, **kwargs)[source]¶

Set the label for the x-axis.

Parameters:	xlabel : str The label text. labelpad : scalar, optional, default: None Spacing in points from the axes bounding box including ticks and tick labels.
Other Parameters:	**kwargs : `Text` properties `Text` properties control the appearance of the label.

See also

text: for information on how override and the optional args work

Examples using `matplotlib.axes.Axes.set_xlabel`¶

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Horizontal bar chart

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Filling the area between lines

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Fill Betweenx Demo

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Hatch-filled histograms

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hlines and vlines

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Tricontour Demo

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Aligning Labels

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Resizing axes with constrained layout

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Resizing axes with tight layout

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Plots with different scales

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Box plots with custom fill colors

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Box plot vs. violin plot comparison

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Violin plot customization

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Using histograms to plot a cumulative distribution

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Demo of the histogram (hist) function with a few features

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Producing multiple histograms side by side

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Using accented text in matplotlib

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Labeling ticks using engineering notation

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Using a ttf font file in Matplotlib

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Rendering math equation using TeX

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Simple axes labels

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Line, Poly and RegularPoly Collection with autoscaling

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Ellipse Collection

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Dark background style sheet

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Anatomy of a figure

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Pythonic Matplotlib

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Fill Between and Alpha

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Centering labels between ticks

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Multiple Yaxis With Spines

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DivergingNorm colormap normalization

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Artist tutorial

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Constrained Layout Guide

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Choosing Colormaps in Matplotlib

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Text in Matplotlib Plots