How to set the value of the axis multiplier in matplotlib?

To set the value of the axis multiplier in matplotlib, we can take the following steps −

Steps

Set the figure size and adjust the padding between and around the subplots.
Create x data points using numpy.
Plot x and x² using plot() method.
Get the current axis of the figure.
Initialize a variable multiplier, i.e., a value of the axis multiplier.
Set a tick on each integer multiple of a base within the view interval.
Set the locator of the major ticker.
To display the figure, use show() method.

Example

# Import matplotlib and numpy
from matplotlib import pyplot as plt
import numpy as np

# Set the figure size
plt.rcParams["figure.figsize"] = [7.50, 3.50]
plt.rcParams["figure.autolayout"] = True

# Create x data points
x = np.linspace(1, 100, 100)

# Plot x and x²
plt.plot(x, x**2)

# Get the current axis
ax = plt.gca()

# Axis multiplier
multiplier = 6

# Set a tick on each integer multiple
locator = plt.MultipleLocator(multiplier)

# Set the locator of the major ticker
ax.xaxis.set_major_locator(locator)

plt.show()

Output

It will produce the following output −

Rishikesh Kumar Rishi

Updated on: 2022-02-01T11:07:43+05:30

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