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matplotlib.pyplot.tight_layout¶

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

Adjust the padding between and around subplots.

Parameters:

padfloat, default: 1.08: Padding between the figure edge and the edges of subplots, as a fraction of the font size.
h_pad, w_padfloat, default: pad: Padding (height/width) between edges of adjacent subplots, as a fraction of the font size.
recttuple (left, bottom, right, top), default: (0, 0, 1, 1): A rectangle in normalized figure coordinates into which the whole subplots area (including labels) will fit.