import matplotlib.pyplot as plt import numpy as np
x = np.linspace(-3, 3, 50) y = 0.1*x
plt.figure() plt.plot(x, y, linewidth=10, zorder=1) # set zorder for ordering the plot in plt 2.0.2 or higher plt.ylim(-2, 2) ax = plt.gca() ax.spines['right'].set_color('none') ax.spines['top'].set_color('none') ax.spines['top'].set_color('none') ax.xaxis.set_ticks_position('bottom') ax.spines['bottom'].set_position(('data', 0)) ax.yaxis.set_ticks_position('left') ax.spines['left'].set_position(('data', 0))
for label in ax.get_xticklabels() + ax.get_yticklabels(): label.set_fontsize(12) # set zorder for ordering the plot in plt 2.0.2 or higher label.set_bbox(dict(facecolor='white', edgecolor='none', alpha=0.8, zorder=2)) plt.show()