python matplotlib: way to transpose axes

Question

Suppose I have a plotting function that takes an axes argument (or returns one). Is there some low-level method for transposing the whole plot so that the x-axis becomes the

Answer 1

Not more than a wrap for tcaswell's answer.

def swap(*line_list):
    """
    Example
    -------
    line = plot(linspace(0, 2, 10), rand(10))
    swap(line)
    """
    for lines in line_list:
        try:
            iter(lines)
        except:
            lines = [lines]

        for line in lines:
            xdata, ydata = line.get_xdata(), line.get_ydata()
            line.set_xdata(ydata)
            line.set_ydata(xdata)
            line.axes.autoscale_view()

An example

line = plot(linspace(0, 2, 10), rand(10))
swap(line)