Merge pull request matplotlib#24379 from timhoffm/doc-dropped-spines

ksunden · web-flow · commit 04492d95a123 · 2023-08-09T15:55:13.000-05:00
DOC: Update dropped splines example
diff --git a/galleries/examples/spines/spine_placement_demo.py b/galleries/examples/spines/spine_placement_demo.py
@@ -49,53 +49,4 @@
 ax.spines.bottom.set_position(('data', 2))
 ax.spines[['top', 'right']].set_visible(False)
 
-# %%
-# Define a method that adjusts the location of the axis spines
-
-
-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([])
-
-
-# %%
-# Create another figure using our new ``adjust_spines`` method
-
-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, clip_on=False)
-adjust_spines(ax, ['left'])
-
-ax = fig.add_subplot(2, 2, 2)
-ax.plot(x, y, clip_on=False)
-adjust_spines(ax, [])
-
-ax = fig.add_subplot(2, 2, 3)
-ax.plot(x, y, clip_on=False)
-adjust_spines(ax, ['left', 'bottom'])
-
-ax = fig.add_subplot(2, 2, 4)
-ax.plot(x, y, clip_on=False)
-adjust_spines(ax, ['bottom'])
-
 plt.show()
diff --git a/galleries/examples/spines/spines_dropped.py b/galleries/examples/spines/spines_dropped.py
@@ -8,18 +8,30 @@
 import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
 import numpy as np
 
-# Fixing random state for reproducibility
-np.random.seed(19680801)
 
-fig, ax = plt.subplots()
+def adjust_spines(ax, visible_spines):
+    ax.label_outer(remove_inner_ticks=True)
+    ax.grid(color='0.9')
 
-image = np.random.uniform(size=(10, 10))
-ax.imshow(image, cmap=plt.cm.gray)
-ax.set_title('dropped spines')
+    for loc, spine in ax.spines.items():
+        if loc in visible_spines:
+            spine.set_position(('outward', 10))  # outward by 10 points
+        else:
+            spine.set_visible(False)
 
-# Move left and bottom spines outward by 10 points
-ax.spines[['left', 'bottom']].set_position(('outward', 10))
-# Hide the right and top spines
-ax.spines[['top', 'right']].set_visible(False)
+
+x = np.linspace(0, 2 * np.pi, 100)
+
+fig, axs = plt.subplots(2, 2)
+
+axs[0, 0].plot(x, np.sin(x))
+axs[0, 1].plot(x, np.cos(x))
+axs[1, 0].plot(x, -np.cos(x))
+axs[1, 1].plot(x, -np.sin(x))
+
+adjust_spines(axs[0, 0], ['left'])
+adjust_spines(axs[0, 1], [])
+adjust_spines(axs[1, 0], ['left', 'bottom'])
+adjust_spines(axs[1, 1], ['bottom'])
 
 plt.show()
