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# Whats New 0.99 Spines

    import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
    import numpy as np

    def adjust_spines(ax,spines):
        for loc, spine in ax.spines.items():
            if loc in spines:
                spine.set_position(('outward',10)) # outward by 10 points
            else:
                spine.set_color('none') # don't draw spine

        # turn off ticks where there is no spine
        if 'left' in spines:
            ax.yaxis.set_ticks_position('left')
        else:
            # no yaxis ticks
            ax.yaxis.set_ticks([])

        if 'bottom' in spines:
            ax.xaxis.set_ticks_position('bottom')
        else:
            # no xaxis ticks
            ax.xaxis.set_ticks([])

    fig = plt.figure()

    x = np.linspace(0,2*np.pi,100)
    y = 2*np.sin(x)

    ax = fig.add_subplot(2,2,1)
    ax.plot(x,y)
    adjust_spines(ax,['left'])

    ax = fig.add_subplot(2,2,2)
    ax.plot(x,y)
    adjust_spines(ax,[])

    ax = fig.add_subplot(2,2,3)
    ax.plot(x,y)
    adjust_spines(ax,['left','bottom'])

    ax = fig.add_subplot(2,2,4)
    ax.plot(x,y)
    adjust_spines(ax,['bottom'])

    plt.show()

Total running time of the script: ( 0 minutes 0.094 seconds)

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