matplotlib.axes.Axes.set_yscale

Axes.set_yscale(self, value, **kwargs)

Set the y-axis scale.

Parameters:
value{"linear", "log", "symlog", "logit", ...}

The axis scale type to apply.

**kwargs

Different keyword arguments are accepted, depending on the scale. See the respective class keyword arguments:

Notes

By default, Matplotlib supports the above mentioned scales. Additionally, custom scales may be registered using matplotlib.scale.register_scale. These scales can then also be used here.