On 02/08/2012 02:22 PM, John Hunter wrote: > > > On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 1:12 PM, Ted To <rainexpec...@theo.to > <mailto:rainexpec...@theo.to>> wrote: > > Is it possible to force the date ticks to be the same in two different > plots? For example, the attached figures cover the same time spans but > in one, the data are weekly and the other, monthly. While there is > nothing really wrong with different tick marks, aesthetically it would > be nice if they were both the same. > > > > Yes, just use the "sharex" keyword to share the x-axis between the two. > Not only will they have the same ticks and labels, but when you pan and > zoom in one the other moves with it. The example below does not use > dates, but it will work with dates just the same. > > > import matplotlib.pyplot as plt > import numpy as np > > fig1 = plt.figure(1) > ax1 = fig1.add_subplot(111) > ax1.plot(np.random.randn(10,2)*10) > > fig2 = plt.figure(2) > ax2 = fig2.add_subplot(111, sharex=ax1) > ax2.plot(np.random.randn(10,2)*10) > > plt.show() > > JDH
Thanks again, worked like a charm! Cheers, Ted ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Keep Your Developer Skills Current with LearnDevNow! The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-d2d _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-users mailing list Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users
