Use (set_)tick_params more in examples.

matplotlib · tacaswell · Aug 13, 2017 · May 28, 2017 · May 28, 2017 · May 28, 2017
commit 641ab732cc81b50117ae77bd589f4d482dfce65e
diff --git a/examples/api/logos2.py b/examples/api/logos2.py
@@ -71,14 +71,10 @@ def add_polar_bar():
        bar.set_facecolor(cm.jet(r/10.))
        bar.set_alpha(0.6)

-    for label in ax.get_xticklabels() + ax.get_yticklabels():
-        label.set_visible(False)
-
-    for line in ax.get_ygridlines() + ax.get_xgridlines():
-        line.set_lw(0.8)
-        line.set_alpha(0.9)
-        line.set_ls('-')
-        line.set_color('0.5')
+    ax.tick_params(labelbottom=False, labeltop=False,
+                   labelleft=False, labelright=False)
+
+    ax.grid(lw=0.8, alpha=0.9, ls='-', color='0.5')

    ax.set_yticks(np.arange(1, 9, 2))
    ax.set_rmax(9)

diff --git a/examples/axes_grid1/demo_axes_divider.py b/examples/axes_grid1/demo_axes_divider.py
@@ -77,9 +77,7 @@ def demo_locatable_axes_easy(ax):

    plt.colorbar(im, cax=ax_cb)
    ax_cb.yaxis.tick_right()
-    for tl in ax_cb.get_yticklabels():
-        tl.set_visible(False)
-    ax_cb.yaxis.tick_right()
+    ax_cb.yaxis.set_tick_params(labelright=False)


 def demo_images_side_by_side(ax):
@@ -94,8 +92,7 @@ def demo_images_side_by_side(ax):

    ax.imshow(Z, extent=extent, interpolation="nearest")
    ax2.imshow(Z, extent=extent, interpolation="nearest")
-    for tl in ax2.get_yticklabels():
-        tl.set_visible(False)
+    ax2.yaxis.set_tick_params(labelleft=False)


 def demo():

diff --git a/examples/axes_grid1/scatter_hist.py b/examples/axes_grid1/scatter_hist.py
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@
 axHisty = divider.append_axes("right", 1.2, pad=0.1, sharey=axScatter)

 # make some labels invisible
-plt.setp(axHistx.get_xticklabels() + axHisty.get_yticklabels(),
-         visible=False)
+axHistx.xaxis.set_tick_params(labelbottom=False)
+axHisty.yaxis.set_tick_params(labelleft=False)

 # now determine nice limits by hand:
 binwidth = 0.25
@@ -47,14 +47,8 @@
 # thus there is no need to manually adjust the xlim and ylim of these
 # axis.

-#axHistx.axis["bottom"].major_ticklabels.set_visible(False)
-for tl in axHistx.get_xticklabels():
-    tl.set_visible(False)
 axHistx.set_yticks([0, 50, 100])

-#axHisty.axis["left"].major_ticklabels.set_visible(False)
-for tl in axHisty.get_yticklabels():
-    tl.set_visible(False)
 axHisty.set_xticks([0, 50, 100])

 plt.draw()

diff --git a/examples/axes_grid1/simple_axes_divider2.py b/examples/axes_grid1/simple_axes_divider2.py
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 ax[3].set_axes_locator(divider.new_locator(nx=2, nx1=4, ny=0))

 for ax1 in ax:
-    plt.setp(ax1.get_xticklabels()+ax1.get_yticklabels(),
-             visible=False)
+    ax1.tick_params(labelbottom=False, labelleft=False)

 plt.show()
diff --git a/examples/axes_grid1/simple_axes_divider3.py b/examples/axes_grid1/simple_axes_divider3.py
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
 divider.set_aspect(1.)

 for ax1 in ax:
-    plt.setp(ax1.get_xticklabels()+ax1.get_yticklabels(),
-             visible=False)
+    ax1.tick_params(labelbottom=False, labelleft=False)

 plt.show()
diff --git a/examples/misc/patheffect_demo.py b/examples/misc/patheffect_demo.py
@@ -22,12 +22,9 @@
        PathEffects.Stroke(linewidth=5, foreground="w"),
        PathEffects.Normal()])

-    ax1.grid(True, linestyle="-")
-
    pe = [PathEffects.withStroke(linewidth=3,
                                 foreground="w")]
-    for l in ax1.get_xgridlines() + ax1.get_ygridlines():
-        l.set_path_effects(pe)
+    ax1.grid(True, linestyle="-", path_effects=pe)

    ax2 = plt.subplot(132)
    arr = np.arange(25).reshape((5, 5))

diff --git a/examples/misc/pythonic_matplotlib.py b/examples/misc/pythonic_matplotlib.py
@@ -70,8 +70,7 @@
 ax1.set_ylabel('1 Hz')
 ax1.set_title('A sine wave or two')

-for label in ax1.get_xticklabels():
-    label.set_color('r')
+ax1.xaxis.set_tick_params(labelcolor='r')


 ax2 = fig.add_subplot(212)

diff --git a/examples/subplots_axes_and_figures/axes_props.py b/examples/subplots_axes_and_figures/axes_props.py
@@ -11,22 +11,11 @@

 t = np.arange(0.0, 2.0, 0.01)
 s = np.sin(2 * np.pi * t)
+
 fig, ax = plt.subplots()
 ax.plot(t, s)
-ax.grid(True)
-
-ticklines = ax.get_xticklines() + ax.get_yticklines()
-gridlines = ax.get_xgridlines() + ax.get_ygridlines()
-ticklabels = ax.get_xticklabels() + ax.get_yticklabels()
-
-for line in ticklines:
-    line.set_linewidth(3)
-
-for line in gridlines:
-    line.set_linestyle('-.')

-for label in ticklabels:
-    label.set_color('r')
-    label.set_fontsize('medium')
+ax.grid(True, linestyle='-.')
+ax.tick_params(labelcolor='r', labelsize='medium', width=3)

 plt.show()
diff --git a/examples/ticks_and_spines/centered_ticklabels.py b/examples/ticks_and_spines/centered_ticklabels.py
@@ -7,9 +7,7 @@
 associates a label with a tick, and the label can be aligned
 'center', 'left', or 'right' using the horizontal alignment property::

-
-    for label in ax.xaxis.get_xticklabels():
-        label.set_horizontalalignment('right')
+    ax.xaxis.set_tick_params(horizontalalignment='right')

 but this doesn't help center the label between ticks.  One solution
 is to "fake it".  Use the minor ticks to place a tick centered

diff --git a/examples/ticks_and_spines/date_demo_rrule.py b/examples/ticks_and_spines/date_demo_rrule.py
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
 plt.plot_date(dates, s)
 ax.xaxis.set_major_locator(loc)
 ax.xaxis.set_major_formatter(formatter)
-labels = ax.get_xticklabels()
-plt.setp(labels, rotation=30, fontsize=10)
+ax.xaxis.set_tick_params(rotation=30, labelsize=10)

 plt.show()
diff --git a/examples/userdemo/demo_gridspec01.py b/examples/userdemo/demo_gridspec01.py
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@
 def make_ticklabels_invisible(fig):
    for i, ax in enumerate(fig.axes):
        ax.text(0.5, 0.5, "ax%d" % (i+1), va="center", ha="center")
-        for tl in ax.get_xticklabels() + ax.get_yticklabels():
-            tl.set_visible(False)
+        ax.tick_params(labelbottom=False, labelleft=False)


 fig = plt.figure(0)

diff --git a/examples/userdemo/demo_gridspec02.py b/examples/userdemo/demo_gridspec02.py
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@
 def make_ticklabels_invisible(fig):
    for i, ax in enumerate(fig.axes):
        ax.text(0.5, 0.5, "ax%d" % (i+1), va="center", ha="center")
-        for tl in ax.get_xticklabels() + ax.get_yticklabels():
-            tl.set_visible(False)
+        ax.tick_params(labelbottom=False, labelleft=False)


 fig = plt.figure()

diff --git a/examples/userdemo/demo_gridspec03.py b/examples/userdemo/demo_gridspec03.py
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@
 def make_ticklabels_invisible(fig):
    for i, ax in enumerate(fig.axes):
        ax.text(0.5, 0.5, "ax%d" % (i+1), va="center", ha="center")
-        for tl in ax.get_xticklabels() + ax.get_yticklabels():
-            tl.set_visible(False)
+        ax.tick_params(labelbottom=False, labelleft=False)


 # demo 3 : gridspec with subplotpars set.

diff --git a/examples/userdemo/demo_gridspec04.py b/examples/userdemo/demo_gridspec04.py
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@
 def make_ticklabels_invisible(fig):
    for i, ax in enumerate(fig.axes):
        ax.text(0.5, 0.5, "ax%d" % (i+1), va="center", ha="center")
-        for tl in ax.get_xticklabels() + ax.get_yticklabels():
-            tl.set_visible(False)
+        ax.tick_params(labelbottom=False, labelleft=False)


 # gridspec inside gridspec

diff --git a/examples/userdemo/demo_gridspec05.py b/examples/userdemo/demo_gridspec05.py
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@
 def make_ticklabels_invisible(fig):
    for i, ax in enumerate(fig.axes):
        ax.text(0.5, 0.5, "ax%d" % (i+1), va="center", ha="center")
-        for tl in ax.get_xticklabels() + ax.get_yticklabels():
-            tl.set_visible(False)
+        ax.tick_params(labelbottom=False, labelleft=False)


 f = plt.figure()

diff --git a/tools/make_icons.py b/tools/make_icons.py
@@ -79,11 +79,9 @@ def make_matplotlib_icon():
    for r, bar in zip(radii, bars):
        bar.set_facecolor(cm.jet(r/10.))

-    for label in ax.get_xticklabels() + ax.get_yticklabels():
-        label.set_visible(False)
-
-    for line in ax.get_ygridlines() + ax.get_xgridlines():
-        line.set_lw(0.0)
+    ax.tick_params(labelleft=False, labelright=False,
+                   labelbottom=False, labeltop=False)
+    ax.grid(lw=0.0)

    ax.set_yticks(np.arange(1, 9, 2))
    ax.set_rmax(9)