matplotlib modify autoscaling rules

Question

when plotting, matplotlib sets automatically the scales from the data content being plotted. But it seems the limits on both axes are always equal to the maxima from the dat

Answer 1

(copied almost directly from How to autoscale y axis in matplotlib?)

You want margins doc

ex

ax.margins(y=.1, x=.1)

Also see Add margin when plots run against the edge of the graph