Re: [Matplotlib-users] Plotting on an "open box" with matplotlib?

[Eric A. <Ay...@ma...>]

Thank you! This is just what I was looking for.

I found an "undocumented feature", though: if you use  
spine.set_position(), the label on that spine goes away.

-ea

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Dr. Eric Ayars
Associate Professor of Physics
California State University, Chico
ay...@ma...

On Aug 19, 2009, at 12:08 PM, John Hunter wrote:

> On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 12:59 PM, Eric Ayars<Ay...@ma...> wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> I've been using Gnuplot for years, but am quite impressed with what I
>> see in matplotlib and am in the process of learning enough to switch.
>> One item that I haven't been able to figure out yet is how to plot on
>> an "open box".
>>
>> For example, in Gnuplot I would give the commands
>>        set xtics nomirror
>>        set ytics nomirror
>>        set border 3
>> and I would get a plot that only had left and bottom axes instead  
>> of a
>> complete box.
>>
>> How do I get this "open box" plot with matplotlib?
>>
>
> This is new in matplotlib 0.99 -- is this what you are looking for
>
> http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/users/whats_new.html#axis-spine-placement
>
> JDH