{ "cells": [ { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": null, "metadata": { "collapsed": false }, "outputs": [], "source": [ "%matplotlib inline" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "\n# Formatting date ticks using ConciseDateFormatter\n\n\nFinding good tick values and formatting the ticks for an axis that\nhas date data is often a challenge. `~.dates.ConciseDateFormatter` is\nmeant to improve the strings chosen for the ticklabels, and to minimize\nthe strings used in those tick labels as much as possible.\n\n
This formatter is a candidate to become the default date tick formatter\n in future versions of Matplotlib. Please report any issues or\n suggestions for improvement to the github repository or mailing list.