Overlapping axis labels in Pandas Python bar chart

Question

Is it possible to create space between my axis labels? They are overlapping (30 labels crunched together) Using python pandas...

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Answer 1

I tried recreating your problem but not knowing what exactly your labels are, I can only give you general comments on this problem. There are a few things you can do to reduce the overlapping of labels, including their number, their font size, and their rotation.

Here is an example:

import pandas as pd
import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

genreplot = pd.DataFrame(columns=['genres', 'pct'])
genreplot.genres = np.random.random_integers(1, 10, 20)
genreplot.pct = np.random.random_integers(1, 100, 20)
genreplot = genreplot.set_index(['genres'])

ax = genreplot.plot(kind='barh', width=1)

Now, you can set what your labels 5

pct_labels = np.arange(0, 100, 5)
ax.set_xticks(pct_labels)
ax.set_xticklabels(pct_labels, rotation=45)

For further reference, you can take a look at this page for documentation on xticks and yticks: