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        "\n# Dropped spines\n\nDemo of spines offset from the axes (a.k.a. \"dropped spines\").\n"
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        "import matplotlib.pyplot as plt\nimport numpy as np\n\n\ndef adjust_spines(ax, visible_spines):\n    ax.label_outer(remove_inner_ticks=True)\n    ax.grid(color='0.9')\n\n    for loc, spine in ax.spines.items():\n        if loc in visible_spines:\n            spine.set_position(('outward', 10))  # outward by 10 points\n        else:\n            spine.set_visible(False)\n\n\nx = np.linspace(0, 2 * np.pi, 100)\n\nfig, axs = plt.subplots(2, 2)\n\naxs[0, 0].plot(x, np.sin(x))\naxs[0, 1].plot(x, np.cos(x))\naxs[1, 0].plot(x, -np.cos(x))\naxs[1, 1].plot(x, -np.sin(x))\n\nadjust_spines(axs[0, 0], ['left'])\nadjust_spines(axs[0, 1], [])\nadjust_spines(axs[1, 0], ['left', 'bottom'])\nadjust_spines(axs[1, 1], ['bottom'])\n\nplt.show()"
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