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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:	xlabelstr The label text. labelpadscalar, 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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