matplotlib.axis.Axis.set_major_locator

Axis.set_major_locator(locator)[source]

Set the locator of the major ticker.

Parameters:

locatorLocator

Examples using matplotlib.axis.Axis.set_major_locator

Hatch-filled histograms

Hatch-filled histograms

Creating a timeline with lines, dates, and text

Creating a timeline with lines, dates, and text

Date tick labels

Date tick labels

Anatomy of a figure

Anatomy of a figure

3D surface (colormap)

3D surface (colormap)

3D surface (checkerboard)

3D surface (checkerboard)

Scales

Scales

SkewT-logP diagram: using transforms and custom projections

SkewT-logP diagram: using transforms and custom projections

Centering labels between ticks

Centering labels between ticks

Formatting date ticks using ConciseDateFormatter

Formatting date ticks using ConciseDateFormatter

Date Demo Convert

Date Demo Convert

Placing date ticks using recurrence rules

Placing date ticks using recurrence rules

Date tick locators and formatters

Date tick locators and formatters

Custom tick formatter for time series

Custom tick formatter for time series

Major and minor ticks

Major and minor ticks

Multilevel (nested) ticks

Multilevel (nested) ticks

Tick locators

Tick locators

Setting tick labels from a list of values

Setting tick labels from a list of values

Axis scales

Axis scales

Axis ticks

Axis ticks

Plotting dates and strings

Plotting dates and strings

Choosing Colormaps in Matplotlib

Choosing Colormaps in Matplotlib

Text in Matplotlib

Text in Matplotlib