This is a known bug that is fixed in svn (maybe in maint. release too). The following link gives you a workaround.
http://abitofpythonabitofastronomy.blogspot.com/2009/09/grid-bug-in-axesgrid.html Depending on your needs, it may better to use spines instead of axes_grid toolkit. http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/examples/pylab_examples/spine_placement_demo.html Regards, -JJ On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 10:06 AM, Pribadi, Krishna <krishna.prib...@harley-davidson.com> wrote: > I was running this example, but would like to show the grid. For some > reason, the plt.grid(“on”) does not work. Any thoughts? > > http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/examples/axes_grid/simple_axisline2.html > > > > Thanks, > > Krishna Adrianto Pribadi > > Test Engineer > > Desk (TTF): 256.480.4450 > > Cell: 412.401.1477 > > > > Harley-Davidson Motor Co. > > Talladega Test Facility > > Vehicle Test Stands (VTS) > > > > This communication (including any attachments) is for the use of the > intended recipient(s) only and may contain information that is confidential, > privileged or otherwise legally protected. Any unauthorized use or > dissemination of this communication is prohibited. If you have received this > communication in error, please immediately notify the sender by return > e-mail message and delete all copies of the original communication. Thank > you for your cooperation > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval > Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs > proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. > See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev > _______________________________________________ > Matplotlib-users mailing list > Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-users mailing list Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users