http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/faq/howto_faq.html#move-the-edge-of-an-axes-to-make-room-for-tick-labels
something like "fig.subplots_adjust(left=0.2)" would work.
-JJ
On Tue, Mar 24, 2009 at 11:43 AM, Andy Yates <newsp...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I am trying to generate plots where the y-axis major tick labels are
> date/times. My tick labels are getting cut off. How can I set a
> larger area on the left to allow room for my entire date time stamps?
>
> fig = Figure()
> canvas = FigureCanvas(fig)
> ax = fig.add_subplot(111)
> ax.plot(x,y)
> ax.set_title('Gamma Ray')
> ax.grid(True)
> ax.set_xlabel('counts/sec')
> ax.set_ylabel('time')
> formatter = dates.DateFormatter('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M')
> ax.yaxis.set_major_formatter(formatter)
> ax.yaxis.set_major_locator( MinuteLocator( interval=5 ) )
>
> fig.set_size_inches( (10, 10) )
> filename = settings.MEDIA_ROOT + '/images/test1.png'
> fig.savefig(filename)
>
>
> Thanks!
> Andy
>
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