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.. _sphx_glr_examples_line_plots_time_axis_locators.py:


Datetime axis with monthly majors and weekly minors
===================================================

Configure a time-aware x-axis entirely through EMCPy:
- Monthly major ticks with labels (e.g., "Oct 2024")
- Weekly minor ticks
- Rotated, right-aligned labels

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.. image-sg:: /examples/line_plots/images/sphx_glr_time_axis_locators_001.png
   :alt: Datetime axis (monthly majors, weekly minors)
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.. code-block:: Python

    import numpy as np
    import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
    import datetime as dt

    from emcpy.plots.plots import LinePlot
    from emcpy.plots.create_plots import CreatePlot, CreateFigure

    start = dt.datetime(2024, 10, 1)
    dates = np.array([start + dt.timedelta(days=i) for i in range(170)])
    y = 10 + np.sin(np.linspace(0, 6*np.pi, dates.size)) + 0.2*np.random.randn(dates.size)

    p = CreatePlot()
    lp = LinePlot(dates, y)
    lp.linewidth = 1.8
    lp.label = "series"
    p.plot_layers = [lp]
    p.add_title("Datetime axis (monthly majors, weekly minors)")
    p.add_ylabel("value")
    p.add_grid()

    # EMCPy time-axis helper applies locators/formatter/rotation
    p.set_time_axis(major="month", minor="week", fmt="%b %Y", rotate=30, ha="right")
    p.add_legend(loc="upper right", frameon=False)

    fig = CreateFigure(nrows=1, ncols=1, figsize=(8.5, 4))
    fig.plot_list = [p]
    fig.create_figure()
    fig.tight_layout()
    plt.show()


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