matplotlib / matplotlib/mplfinance
How to get more date labels?
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Description
The existing library is sparse on placing date labels at the bottom of the charts - is there a way to customize how many show up and/or the frequency of the date labels.
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Research direction
The issue does not name a source file, test, or example. Start by reproducing a chart with the existing date labels and inspect the plotting and axis-formatting entry points; done means callers can control the number or frequency of labels without losing readable bottom-axis dates.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- matplotlib, python
- Domain
- data-visualization
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100