Python Seaborn Facetgrid change xlabels

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I just can't figure out how to change the xlabels in a Seaborn Facetgrid. It offers a method for changing the x labels with set_xlabels() but unfortunately not individually for each subplot.

I have two subplots which share the y-axis but have a different x-axes and i want to label them with different texts.

Can anybody give me a hint. Thank you in advance.

score 32 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 12 '16 at 12:55

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You can access the individual axes of the FacetGrid using the axes property, and then use set_xlabel() on each of them. For example:

import seaborn as sns
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

sns.set(style="ticks", color_codes=True)

tips = sns.load_dataset("tips")

g = sns.FacetGrid(tips, col="time",  hue="smoker")
g = g.map(plt.scatter, "total_bill", "tip", edgecolor="w")

g.axes[0,0].set_xlabel('axes label 1')
g.axes[0,1].set_xlabel('axes label 2')

plt.show()

Note in this example, g.axes has a shape of (1,2) (one row, two columns).

answered Apr 12 '16 at 12:55

tmdavison

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Thank you so much for your help. Works perfectly. I think i have to take a closer look at matplotlib. – J-H Apr 12 '16 at 13:00
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can I set one label in a centre for both the graph? – theantomc Apr 06 '20 at 18:17
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I mean in one shot, without put all g.axes[n,n] equal to blank values – theantomc Apr 06 '20 at 18:19

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 01 '21 at 11:03

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for all axis to set them once use this

g.set_axis_labels("Total bill ($)")

answered Dec 01 '21 at 11:03

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The question is about individual axes labels for each subplot, therefore, your answer is not working (I made the same mistake when I read the question), – Dr. Manuel Kuehner Mar 06 '22 at 20:15

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