What is the pyplot synonym for ax.get_xaxis?

Question

I am trying to use ax.get_xaxis for a logarithmic plot but I don't have axes. Instead I want to use a similar matplotlib.pyplot function to just use it on the current plot but I can't seem to find it online. What would it be?

Example:

plt.get_xaxis().set_major_formatter(matplotlib.ticker.ScalarFormatter())

`ax = plt.gca()` is one of the most basic principles when it comes to working with pyplot. — ImportanceOfBeingErnest, Oct 11 '19 at 12:43

missurunha · Accepted Answer · 2019-10-11T12:46:13.577

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ax = plt.gca() # get current axis

Now you have the axis.

(you can use similar logic with plt.gcf() to get the current figure)

edited Oct 11 '19 at 12:46

answered Oct 11 '19 at 12:45

missurunha

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That was not the question. I know that I can create axes. – Artur Müller Romanov Oct 11 '19 at 12:46
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This code does not create any axes. If finds the active axis and saves its reference to the variable ax, so that you can use methods on it. You could have at least tried before saying it's not what you want. – missurunha Oct 11 '19 at 12:48
It seems that you know more than me about python. Thank you sir – Artur Müller Romanov Oct 11 '19 at 12:51

What is the pyplot synonym for ax.get_xaxis?

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