.. only:: html .. note:: :class: sphx-glr-download-link-note Click :ref:`here ` to download the full example code .. rst-class:: sphx-glr-example-title .. _sphx_glr_gallery_ticks_and_spines_spines.py: ====== Spines ====== This demo compares: - normal axes, with spines on all four sides; - an axes with spines only on the left and bottom; - an axes using custom bounds to limit the extent of the spine. .. image:: /gallery/ticks_and_spines/images/sphx_glr_spines_001.png :alt: normal spines, bottom-left spines :class: sphx-glr-single-img .. code-block:: default import numpy as np import matplotlib.pyplot as plt x = np.linspace(0, 2 * np.pi, 100) y = 2 * np.sin(x) # Constrained layout makes sure the labels don't overlap the axes. fig, (ax0, ax1, ax2) = plt.subplots(nrows=3, constrained_layout=True) ax0.plot(x, y) ax0.set_title('normal spines') ax1.plot(x, y) ax1.set_title('bottom-left spines') # Hide the right and top spines ax1.spines['right'].set_visible(False) ax1.spines['top'].set_visible(False) # Only show ticks on the left and bottom spines ax1.yaxis.set_ticks_position('left') ax1.xaxis.set_ticks_position('bottom') ax2.plot(x, y) # Only draw spine between the y-ticks ax2.spines['left'].set_bounds(-1, 1) # Hide the right and top spines ax2.spines['right'].set_visible(False) ax2.spines['top'].set_visible(False) # Only show ticks on the left and bottom spines ax2.yaxis.set_ticks_position('left') ax2.xaxis.set_ticks_position('bottom') plt.show() .. _sphx_glr_download_gallery_ticks_and_spines_spines.py: .. only :: html .. container:: sphx-glr-footer :class: sphx-glr-footer-example .. container:: sphx-glr-download sphx-glr-download-python :download:`Download Python source code: spines.py ` .. container:: sphx-glr-download sphx-glr-download-jupyter :download:`Download Jupyter notebook: spines.ipynb ` .. only:: html .. rst-class:: sphx-glr-signature Keywords: matplotlib code example, codex, python plot, pyplot `Gallery generated by Sphinx-Gallery `_