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matplotlib.pyplot.twinx

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

Make and return a second axes that shares the x-axis. The new axes will overlay ax (or the current axes if ax is None), and its ticks will be on the right.

Examples

Plots with different scales