matplotlib.axes.Axes.set_xscale#

Axes.set_xscale(value,**kwargs)[source]#

Set the xaxis' scale.

Parameters:
valuestr orScaleBase

The axis scale type to apply. Valid string values are the names of scaleclasses ("linear", "log", "function",...). These may be the names of anyof thebuilt-in scales or of any custom scalesregistered usingmatplotlib.scale.register_scale.

**kwargs

Ifvalue is a string, keywords are passed to the instantiation method ofthe respective class.

Examples usingmatplotlib.axes.Axes.set_xscale#

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