matplotlib.pyplot.axes¶

matplotlib.pyplot.axes(*args, **kwargs)¶

Add an axes to the figure.

The axes is added at position rect specified by:

axes() by itself creates a default full subplot(111) window axis.
axes(rect, facecolor='w') where rect = [left, bottom, width, height] in normalized (0, 1) units. facecolor is the background color for the axis, default white.
axes(h) where h is an axes instance makes h the current axis and the parent of h the current figure. An Axes instance is returned.

kwarg	Accepts	Description
facecolor	color	the axes background color
frameon	[True\|False]	display the frame?
sharex	otherax	current axes shares xaxis attribute with otherax
sharey	otherax	current axes shares yaxis attribute with otherax
polar	[True\|False]	use a polar axes?
aspect	[str \| num]	[‘equal’, ‘auto’] or a number. If a number the ratio of y-unit/x-unit in screen-space. Also see `set_aspect()`.