1"""
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3Demo Ticklabel Direction
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5
6"""
7
8import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
9import mpl_toolkits.axisartist.axislines as axislines
10
11
12def setup_axes(fig, rect):
13    ax = axislines.Subplot(fig, rect)
14    fig.add_subplot(ax)
15
16    ax.set_yticks([0.2, 0.8])
17    ax.set_xticks([0.2, 0.8])
18
19    return ax
20
21
22fig = plt.figure(1, figsize=(6, 3))
23fig.subplots_adjust(bottom=0.2)
24
25ax = setup_axes(fig, 131)
26for axis in ax.axis.values():
27    axis.major_ticks.set_tick_out(True)
28# or you can simply do "ax.axis[:].major_ticks.set_tick_out(True)"
29
30ax = setup_axes(fig, 132)
31ax.axis["left"].set_axis_direction("right")
32ax.axis["bottom"].set_axis_direction("top")
33ax.axis["right"].set_axis_direction("left")
34ax.axis["top"].set_axis_direction("bottom")
35
36ax = setup_axes(fig, 133)
37ax.axis["left"].set_axis_direction("right")
38ax.axis[:].major_ticks.set_tick_out(True)
39
40ax.axis["left"].label.set_text("Long Label Left")
41ax.axis["bottom"].label.set_text("Label Bottom")
42ax.axis["right"].label.set_text("Long Label Right")
43ax.axis["right"].label.set_visible(True)
44ax.axis["left"].label.set_pad(0)
45ax.axis["bottom"].label.set_pad(10)
46
47plt.show()
48