import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

import matplotlib.gridspec as gridspec

def make_ticklabels_invisible(fig):

for i, ax in enumerate(fig.axes):

ax.text(0.5, 0.5, "ax%d" % (i+1), va="center", ha="center")

for tl in ax.get_xticklabels() + ax.get_yticklabels():

tl.set_visible(False)

# gridspec inside gridspec

f = plt.figure()

gs0 = gridspec.GridSpec(1, 2)

gs00 = gridspec.GridSpecFromSubplotSpec(3, 3, subplot_spec=gs0[0])

ax1 = plt.Subplot(f, gs00[:-1, :])

f.add_subplot(ax1)

ax2 = plt.Subplot(f, gs00[-1, :-1])

f.add_subplot(ax2)

ax3 = plt.Subplot(f, gs00[-1, -1])

f.add_subplot(ax3)

gs01 = gridspec.GridSpecFromSubplotSpec(3, 3, subplot_spec=gs0[1])

ax4 = plt.Subplot(f, gs01[:, :-1])

f.add_subplot(ax4)

ax5 = plt.Subplot(f, gs01[:-1, -1])

f.add_subplot(ax5)

ax6 = plt.Subplot(f, gs01[-1, -1])

f.add_subplot(ax6)

plt.suptitle("GirdSpec Inside GridSpec")

make_ticklabels_invisible(plt.gcf())

plt.show()