matplotlib ticks position relative to axis

Question

Is there a way in matplotlib to set ticks between the labels and the axis as it is by default in Origin? The examples section online does not show a single plot with this fe

Answer 1

I guess you need this:

By getting the subplot object you can play with your ticks

ax = plt.subplot(111)
yax = ax.get_yaxis()
plt.xticks(y_pos, city)
xtickNames=ax.set_xticklabels(city)
plt.setp(xtickNames, rotation=45, fontsize=10)

Following is the output with 45 degrees rotated ticks

Answer 2

To set the just the major ticks:

ax = plt.gca()
ax.get_yaxis().set_tick_params(direction='out')
ax.get_xaxis().set_tick_params(direction='out')
plt.draw()

to set all ticks (minor and major),

ax.get_yaxis().set_tick_params(which='both', direction='out')
ax.get_xaxis().set_tick_params(which='both', direction='out')
plt.draw()

to set both the x and y axis at the same time:

ax = plt.gca()
ax.tick_params(direction='out')

axis level doc and axes level doc

To shift the tick labels relative to the ticks use pad. Compare

ax.tick_params(direction='out', pad=5)
plt.draw()

with

ax.tick_params(direction='out', pad=15)
plt.draw()