You can use
def ticklabel_format(self, **kwargs):
"""
Convenience method for manipulating the ScalarFormatter
used by default for linear axes.
Optional keyword arguments:
======= =====================================
Keyword Description
======= =====================================
*style* [ 'sci' (or 'scientific') | 'plain' ]
plain turns off scientific notation
*axis* [ 'x' | 'y' | 'both' ]
======= =====================================
Only the major ticks are affected.
If the method is called when the
:class:`~matplotlib.ticker.ScalarFormatter` is not the
:class:`~matplotlib.ticker.Formatter` being used, an
:exc:`AttributeError` will be raised with no additional error
message.
Additional capabilities and/or friendlier error checking may
be added.
"""
anirudh vij wrote:
> Hi,
>
> How can I plot numbers on the x and y axes in scientific notation?
> I have very large values on the y axis which I'd like to show as 1e9
> and not 1 followed by 9 zeros.
>
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