matplotlib.pyplot.tight_layout

matplotlib.pyplot.tight_layout(pad=1.08, h_pad=None, w_pad=None, rect=None)[source]

Automatically adjust subplot parameters to give specified padding.

Parameters:
padfloat

Padding between the figure edge and the edges of subplots, as a fraction of the font size.

h_pad, w_padfloat, optional

Padding (height/width) between edges of adjacent subplots, as a fraction of the font size. Defaults to pad.

recttuple (left, bottom, right, top), optional

A rectangle (left, bottom, right, top) in the normalized figure coordinate that the whole subplots area (including labels) will fit into. Default is (0, 0, 1, 1).

Examples using matplotlib.pyplot.tight_layout