Ah, sorry, forgot to reply to all. Please see the solution I provided to Jon.
---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: 22 July 2012 15:08 Subject: Re: [Matplotlib-users] How to Change Axis Tick Mark Labels Sounds like you want to use a FunctionFormatter rather than modifying the ticks themselves. There is an example here (http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8271564/matplotlib-comma-separated-number-format-for-axis). Essentially: import matplotlib.pyplot as plt import matplotlib.ticker as mticker def square_braces(tick_val, tick_pos): """Put square braces around the given tick_val """ return '<%s>' % tick_val ax = plt.axes() plt(range(10)) ax.yaxis.set_major_formatter(mticker.FuncFormatter(func)) plt.show() HTH, ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-users mailing list Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users
