How to set the y-axis limit
In matplotlib, you can set the limit of the y-axis of a plot by using the set_ylim()
method of the Axes
class. The method takes a tuple of two values, the lower and upper limit of the y-axis.
For example, to set the y-axis limit of a plot to the range (-1, 1):
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np
x = np.linspace(0, 10, 100)
y = np.sin(x)
fig, ax = plt.subplots()
ax.plot(x, y)
ax.set_ylim(-1, 1)
plt.show()
You can also use the ylim
attribute of the Axes
class to set the limit of the y-axis.
fig, ax = plt.subplots()
ax.plot(x, y)
ax.ylim(-1, 1)
plt.show()
In case you want to set the limit of the x-axis you can use the set_xlim()
or xlim
fig, ax = plt.subplots()
ax.plot(x, y)
ax.set_xlim(0, 5)
plt.show()
Please keep in mind that, the values you set for the limit of the y-axis should be within the range of the y-values in the plot. If you set a limit that is outside of the range of the y-values, the plot may look strange.