[Matplotlib-users] eliminating end labels on axes

[James B. <bo...@ll...>]

I wish to produce a plot very much like that in  the examples -  
ganged_plots.py.
In these type of plots the tick labels on the end points of the y -  
axis tend to run into each other if nothing is done.
In the example -ganged_plots.py, this issue is addressed by judicious  
use of ylim and defining the ytick values explicitly.
In the example on the wiki, all  the ytick -labels are just made  
invisible.

I have not been able to figure out how to just make the first and  
last ytick labels vanish. I can make all the labels invisible, but I  
am unable to manipulate individual tick labels.
I thought that the following might work but this just makes all the  
labels disappear - my understanding is incomplete.
    ytl = a.get_yticklabels()
    ytl[0]._visible = False
    ytl[-1]._text = False

I vaguely recall that this was discussed before on the list - but I  
cannot locate the reference - if it exists.


Thanks for any help.

--Jim