matplotlib axes xticks code example

Example 1: plt.xticks

# Show x axes with intervals of X instead of default (this case default=5)
import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

x = [0,5,9,10,15]
y = [0,1,2,3,4]
X = 1.0
plt.plot(x,y)
plt.xticks(np.arange(min(x), max(x)+1, X))
plt.show()

Example 2: turn off xticks matplotlib

# for matplotlib.pyplot
# ---------------------
plt.xticks([], [])
# for axis object
# ---------------
# from Anakhand May 5 at 13:08
# for major ticks
ax.set_xticks([])
# for minor ticks
ax.set_xticks([], minor=True)