ticks.py

#!/usr/bin/python
#coding: utf-8


import pylab


x = pylab.arange(0, .2, .01)
y = x ** 2

x_tick = pylab.arange(0, .2, .05)
#x_tick_ = ["{0}".format(i) for i in x_tick]
x_tick_ = ["{0:.3f}".format(i) for i in x_tick]

pylab.xticks(x_tick, x_tick_)
pylab.plot(x, y)
pylab.show()