DOC spines example are now sphinx-gallery compliant

NelleV · NelleV · commit 4674ad726b70 · 2017-03-06T20:18:13.000-08:00
diff --git a/examples/ticks_and_spines/spines_demo.py b/examples/ticks_and_spines/spines_demo.py
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 """
-Basic demo of axis spines.
-
-This demo compares a normal axes, with spines on all four sides, and an axes
-with spines only on the left and bottom.
+======
+Spines
+======
+
+This demo compares :
+    - normal axes, with spines on all four sides
+    - an axes with spines only on the left and bottom.
+    - an axes using custom bounds to limit the extent of the spine
 """
 import numpy as np
 import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
@@ -11,7 +15,7 @@
 x = np.linspace(0, 2 * np.pi, 100)
 y = 2 * np.sin(x)
 
-fig, (ax0, ax1) = plt.subplots(nrows=2)
+fig, (ax0, ax1, ax2) = plt.subplots(nrows=3)
 
 ax0.plot(x, y)
 ax0.set_title('normal spines')
@@ -26,7 +30,18 @@
 ax1.yaxis.set_ticks_position('left')
 ax1.xaxis.set_ticks_position('bottom')
 
+
+ax2.plot(x, y)
+
+# Only draw spine between the y-ticks
+ax2.spines['left'].set_bounds(-1, 1)
+# Hide the right and top spines
+ax2.spines['right'].set_visible(False)
+ax2.spines['top'].set_visible(False)
+# Only show ticks on the left and bottom spines
+ax2.yaxis.set_ticks_position('left')
+ax2.xaxis.set_ticks_position('bottom')
+
 # Tweak spacing between subplots to prevent labels from overlapping
 plt.subplots_adjust(hspace=0.5)
-
 plt.show()
diff --git a/examples/ticks_and_spines/spines_demo_dropped.py b/examples/ticks_and_spines/spines_demo_dropped.py
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 """
+==============
+Dropped spines
+==============
+
 Demo of spines offset from the axes (a.k.a. "dropped spines").
 """
 import numpy as np
