Thanks! This got it working. Also thanks to the other for explaining why python does it. I understand the reason, but I think its weird to have that as the default setting.
efiring wrote: > > On 09/11/2010 11:12 AM, freeeeeekk wrote: >> >> Im trying to do a very simple x vs y plot. Where the x values range >> between >> 3247 and 3256 and y between 0 and 1. This data is stored in data.dat. I >> plot >> it using the code below, the resulting plot is shown in the first of the >> two >> plots below. Everything goes well except for the x axis, for some reason >> tickmarks from 0 up to 9 appear. At the far end of the axis my xmin is >> printed: 3.247e3. >> I started looking for the cause and it turns out that as long as my range >> in >> x is lower than 10, this happens. If I change the xlimits to >> xlim(3246,3256) >> I get the plot at the bottom of this page, everything is fine. But if I >> change this to for instance xlim(3246.01,3256) or xlim(3245, 3254.99) I >> get >> the same behaviour as in the first graph. >> >> Does any one have any experience with this/ know the reason for this >> happening? Thanks! >> >> from numpy import * >> from pylab import * >> >> datafile = mlab.load('./data.dat') >> xx=datafile[:,0] >> yy=datafile[:,1] >> >> plot(xx,yy,'black') >> xlim(3247,3256) >> ylim(0,1.2) > > with older mpl, try this: > > gca().xaxis.set_major_formatter(ScalarFormatter(useOffset=False)) > > with 1.0 or later try the following instead: > > ticklabel_format(useOffset=False) > > Eric > >> >> show() >> >> >> http://old.nabble.com/file/p29687404/wrong.png >> http://old.nabble.com/file/p29687404/right.png > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Start uncovering the many advantages of virtual appliances > and start using them to simplify application deployment and > accelerate your shift to cloud computing. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/novell-sfdev2dev > _______________________________________________ > Matplotlib-users mailing list > Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users > > -- View this message in context: http://old.nabble.com/weird-behaviour-in-x-axis-tp29687404p29718992.html Sent from the matplotlib - users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Start uncovering the many advantages of virtual appliances and start using them to simplify application deployment and accelerate your shift to cloud computing. http://p.sf.net/sfu/novell-sfdev2dev _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-users mailing list Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users