Function format_axes

galleries/examples/scales/symlog_demo.py:50–59

A helper function to better visualize properties of the symlog scale.

(ax, title=None)

def format_axes(ax, title=None):
    """A helper function to better visualize properties of the symlog scale."""
    ax.xaxis.get_minor_locator().set_params(subs=[2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9])
    ax.grid()
    ax.xaxis.grid(which='minor')  # minor grid on too
    linthresh = ax.xaxis.get_transform().linthresh
    linscale = ax.xaxis.get_transform().linscale
    ax.axvspan(-linthresh, linthresh, color='0.9')
    if title:
        ax.set_title(title.format(linthresh=linthresh, linscale=linscale))


x = np.linspace(-60, 60, 201)