Added example and whatsnew for issue 10267 yaxis tick label side.

esvhd · esvhd · commit c09536ba793a · 2018-01-30T21:42:46.000Z
diff --git a/doc/users/next_whats_new/2018_01_30_tick_label_right.rst b/doc/users/next_whats_new/2018_01_30_tick_label_right.rst
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+Properties in `.matplotlibrc` to place yaxis tick labels on LEFT or RIGHT
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+Introducing two new boolean properties in `.matplotlibrc` to place yaxis tick
+labels on the left or right hand side of a figure by default, namely,
+`ytick.labelright` and `ytick.labelleft`. These can also be changed in
+rcParams.
+
+
diff --git a/examples/ticks_and_spines/tick_label_right.py b/examples/ticks_and_spines/tick_label_right.py
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+"""
+============================================
+Set default y-axis tick labels on the right
+============================================
+
+Example to show how to change two new properties in rcParams to put yaxis tick
+lables on either left or right by default.
+
+These properties can also be set in .matplotlibrc:
+
+ytick.labelright
+ytick.labelleft
+"""
+
+
+import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
+import numpy as np
+
+
+x = np.array([x for x in range(10)])
+
+_, ax = plt.subplots(3, 1, sharex=True, figsize=(6, 6))
+
+ax[0].plot(x)
+ax[0].yaxis.tick_right()
+
+ax[1].plot(x)
+ax[1].yaxis.tick_left()
+
+plt.rcParams['ytick.right'], plt.rcParams['ytick.labelright'] = True, True
+plt.rcParams['ytick.left'], plt.rcParams['ytick.labelleft'] = False, False
+
+ax[2].plot(x)
+
+plt.show()
