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matplotlib.pyplot.ylabel¶

matplotlib.pyplot.ylabel(s, *args, **kwargs)[source]¶

Set the y-axis label of the current axes.

Call signature:

ylabel(label, fontdict=None, labelpad=None, **kwargs)

This is the pyplot equivalent of calling set_ylabel on the current axes. See there for a full parameter description.

Examples using `matplotlib.pyplot.ylabel`¶

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Pyplot Mathtext

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Multiple subplots

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../../_images/sphx_glr_axes_demo_thumb.png

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Stacked Bar Graph

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Controlling style of text and labels using a dictionary

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Solarized Light stylesheet

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Tight Bbox Test

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Pyplot tutorial