axis « date « Python Data Type Q&A

1. How to plot data against specific dates on the x-axis using matplotlib    stackoverflow.com

I have a dataset consisting of date-value pairs. I want to plot them in a bar graph with the specific dates in the x-axis. My problem is that matplotlib distributes the xticks ...

2. Displaying an inverted vertical date axis    stackoverflow.com

The chart I'm trying to make is a 2D-array with date as its vertical dimension. By convention, the dates should increase from the top down. Displaying the date the other way ...

3. Plot with non-numerical data on x axis (for ex., dates)    stackoverflow.com

I'd like to plot numerical data against non numerical data, say something like this:

import matplotlib.pyplot as pl
x=['a','b','c','d']
y=[1,2,3,4]
pl.plot(x,y)

4. How to set dates in x axis with non-uniform interval?    stackoverflow.com

I would like to draw a time-plot using the matplotlib.dates module. From the tutorial, I know how to set regular interval date like the following:

ax.xaxis.set_major_locator(DayLocator())
ax.xaxis.set_major_formatter(DateFormatter("%Y-%m"))
ax.xaxis.set_minor_...

5. Subplots with dates on the x-axis    stackoverflow.com

I'm having trouble using multiple subplots with dates on the x-axis. I'm using the matplotlib example from here. I've modified it to include another subplot (the data being plotted ...