[Matplotlib-users] scaling date ticking

Hello list, I am plotting some time series data, and the ranges vary dramatically. I cannot find a way to configure the major and minor ticking (hours and days respectively) to scale automatically: if the range is too large, put a tick every 8 hours instead of one, or even place a minor day tick

[Matplotlib-users] placing minor ticks below major

Hello everybody and a bit thanks to the matplotlib team. Its great stuff. I would like to place the minor ticks for days, lower than the major ticks for hours, so that they are visible. Right now they overlap each other. I would like to achieve a result like 11:0012:0001:00