I only see that you added "plt.show()", but neither the grid or the axis labels are showing up.
> Here is what I see with a couple of things modified ? > did you expect something else ? > > from matplotlib.backends.backend_pdf import PdfPages > import matplotlib.pyplot as plt > import numpy as np > > fig = plt.figure() > ax = fig.add_subplot(1,1,1) > > x = np.linspace(0,10,50) > y = np.sin(x) > > with PdfPages('grid_test.pdf') as pdf: > plt.clf() > > plt.clf() > plt.plot(x,y) > leg = plt.legend(['legend 1']) > plt.title('Sample title') > ax.set_ylabel('Sample ylabel') > ax.set_xlabel('Sample xlabel') > > ax.set_xticks(np.arange(0, 10, 20)) > ax.set_xticks(np.arange(0, 10, 5), minor=True) > ax.set_yticks(np.arange(-1,1,20)) > ax.set_yticks(np.arange(-1,1,20), minor=True) > > ax.minorticks_on > plt.show() > > pdf.savefig() > > > [cid:8C80F2A2-AD50-4E09-B0EF-0596312F5093@ornl.gov] > > > > On Jun 1, 2015, at 2:49 PM, > <step...@theboulets.net<mailto:step...@theboulets.net>> > wrote: > > I am having an issue with the grid not appearing that I cannot figure out. > Can anyone help? Thanks. --StephenB > > from matplotlib.backends.backend_pdf import PdfPages > import matplotlib.pyplot as plt > import numpy as np > > fig = plt.figure() > ax = fig.add_subplot(1,1,1) > > x = np.linspace(0,10,50) > y = np.sin(x) > > with PdfPages('grid_test.pdf') as pdf: > plt.clf() > > plt.clf() > plt.plot(x,y) > leg = plt.legend(['legend 1']) > plt.title('Sample title') > ax.set_ylabel('Sample ylabel') > ax.set_xlabel('Sample xlabel') > > ax.set_xticks(np.arange(0, 10, 20)) > ax.set_xticks(np.arange(0, 10, 5), minor=True) > ax.set_yticks(np.arange(-1,1,20)) > ax.set_yticks(np.arange(-1,1,20), minor=True) > > ax.minorticks_on > > pdf.savefig() > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > _______________________________________________ > Matplotlib-users mailing list > Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net<mailto:Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-users mailing list Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users