plt9_tick_visibility.py

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# 9 - tick_visibility
"""
Please note, this script is for python3+.
If you are using python2+, please modify it accordingly.
Tutorial reference:
http://www.scipy-lectures.org/intro/matplotlib/matplotlib.html
"""

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np

x = np.linspace(-3, 3, 50)
y = 0.1*x

plt.figure()
plt.plot(x, y, linewidth=10, zorder=1)      # set zorder for ordering the plot in plt 2.0.2 or higher
plt.ylim(-2, 2)
ax = plt.gca()
ax.spines['right'].set_color('none')
ax.spines['top'].set_color('none')
ax.spines['top'].set_color('none')
ax.xaxis.set_ticks_position('bottom')
ax.spines['bottom'].set_position(('data', 0))
ax.yaxis.set_ticks_position('left')
ax.spines['left'].set_position(('data', 0))


for label in ax.get_xticklabels() + ax.get_yticklabels():
    label.set_fontsize(12)
    # set zorder for ordering the plot in plt 2.0.2 or higher
    label.set_bbox(dict(facecolor='white', edgecolor='none', alpha=0.8, zorder=2))
plt.show()