Matplotlib: resize axis

Question

There is a method to resize the entire Figure

plt.gcf().set_size_inches

Is it possible to similarly resize just a subplot of a Figure, i.e. Axis?

My xticks currently overlap and I would like to resize the plot accordingly, to:

len(ticks) * max(tick_lengths)

The problem with using set_size_inches is:

a) it resizes all subplots when a Figure contains more than a single Axis

b) the margins around the Axis and between them are also resized

Can you add a picture of what the problem looks like and what you want to happen? — Ken Syme, Sep 18 '17 at 11:27
I'm not 100% sure if I understand the problem. But if you want to change the lower and upper limits of your x-axis, check this part of the matplotlib docu: https://matplotlib.org/devdocs/api/_as_gen/matplotlib.axes.Axes.set_xlim.html. — Jan Zeiseweis, Sep 18 '17 at 11:30
The limits doesn't solve this. I want to increase the spacing between xticks so to speak — shadesofdarkred, Sep 18 '17 at 17:36

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 18 '17 at 12:14

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You can change the spacing of the subplots with (amongst other things):

subplots_adjust(left=None, bottom=None, right=None, top=None,
                wspace=None, hspace=None)

For figures with multiple subplots, you might need to change wspace or hspace. See the documentation for details.

Alternatively, you could try calling plt.tight_layout() after plotting, usually this solves any spacing/overlapping/... problems.

answered Sep 18 '17 at 12:14

Bart

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This doesnt resize a particular Axis though – shadesofdarkred Sep 19 '17 at 11:03

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