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# matplotlib.pyplot.tight_layout

`matplotlib.pyplot.``tight_layout`(pad=1.08, h_pad=None, w_pad=None, rect=None)

  Automatically adjust subplot parameters to give specified padding.

  Parameters:

  pad : float
    padding between the figure edge and the edges of subplots, as a fraction of the font-size.
  h_pad, w_pad : float
    padding (height/width) between edges of adjacent subplots. Defaults to `pad_inches`.
  rect : if rect is given, it is interpreted as a rectangle
    (left, bottom, right, top) in the normalized figure coordinate that the whole subplots area (including labels) will fit into. Default is (0, 0, 1, 1).