PYTHON

plt.xticks

# Show x axes with intervals of X instead of default (this case default=5)
import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

x = [0,5,9,10,15]
y = [0,1,2,3,4]
X = 1.0
plt.plot(x,y)
plt.xticks(np.arange(min(x), max(x)+1, X))
plt.show()

turn off xticks matplotlib

# for matplotlib.pyplot
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plt.xticks([], [])
# for axis object
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# from Anakhand May 5 at 13:08
# for major ticks
ax.set_xticks([])
# for minor ticks
ax.set_xticks([], minor=True)

xticks label matplotlib

ax.set_xticks(np.arange(len(data)))
ax.set_xticklabels(labels)

xticks and yticks matplotlib

#x-ticks: 
plt.xticks(start, stop, step))
#y-ticks:
plt.yticks(np.arange(start,stop,step))

yticks matplotlib

locs, labels = yticks()  # Get the current locations and labels.
>>> yticks(np.arange(0, 1, step=0.2))  # Set label locations.
>>> yticks(np.arange(3), ['Tom', 'Dick', 'Sue'])  # Set text labels.
>>> yticks([0, 1, 2], ['January', 'February', 'March'],
...        rotation=45)  # Set text labels and properties.
>>> yticks([])  # Disable yticks.