.. note::
    :class: sphx-glr-download-link-note

    Click :ref:`here <sphx_glr_download_gallery_pyplots_whats_new_99_spines.py>` to download the full example code
.. rst-class:: sphx-glr-example-title

.. _sphx_glr_gallery_pyplots_whats_new_99_spines.py:


=====================
Whats New 0.99 Spines
=====================




.. code-block:: python

    import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
    import numpy as np


    def adjust_spines(ax,spines):
        for loc, spine in ax.spines.items():
            if loc in spines:
                spine.set_position(('outward',10)) # outward by 10 points
            else:
                spine.set_color('none') # don't draw spine

        # turn off ticks where there is no spine
        if 'left' in spines:
            ax.yaxis.set_ticks_position('left')
        else:
            # no yaxis ticks
            ax.yaxis.set_ticks([])

        if 'bottom' in spines:
            ax.xaxis.set_ticks_position('bottom')
        else:
            # no xaxis ticks
            ax.xaxis.set_ticks([])

    fig = plt.figure()

    x = np.linspace(0,2*np.pi,100)
    y = 2*np.sin(x)

    ax = fig.add_subplot(2,2,1)
    ax.plot(x,y)
    adjust_spines(ax,['left'])

    ax = fig.add_subplot(2,2,2)
    ax.plot(x,y)
    adjust_spines(ax,[])

    ax = fig.add_subplot(2,2,3)
    ax.plot(x,y)
    adjust_spines(ax,['left','bottom'])

    ax = fig.add_subplot(2,2,4)
    ax.plot(x,y)
    adjust_spines(ax,['bottom'])

    plt.show()




.. image:: /gallery/pyplots/images/sphx_glr_whats_new_99_spines_001.png
    :class: sphx-glr-single-img




------------

References
""""""""""

The use of the following functions, methods, classes and modules is shown
in this example:



.. code-block:: python


    import matplotlib
    matplotlib.axis.Axis.set_ticks
    matplotlib.axis.XAxis.set_ticks_position
    matplotlib.axis.YAxis.set_ticks_position
    matplotlib.spines
    matplotlib.spines.Spine
    matplotlib.spines.Spine.set_color
    matplotlib.spines.Spine.set_position







.. _sphx_glr_download_gallery_pyplots_whats_new_99_spines.py:


.. only :: html

 .. container:: sphx-glr-footer
    :class: sphx-glr-footer-example



  .. container:: sphx-glr-download

     :download:`Download Python source code: whats_new_99_spines.py <whats_new_99_spines.py>`



  .. container:: sphx-glr-download

     :download:`Download Jupyter notebook: whats_new_99_spines.ipynb <whats_new_99_spines.ipynb>`


.. only:: html

 .. rst-class:: sphx-glr-signature

    Keywords: matplotlib code example, codex, python plot, pyplot
    `Gallery generated by Sphinx-Gallery
    <https://sphinx-gallery.readthedocs.io>`_
