matplotlib date format

matplotlib_date_format.py

# Here is a simple version
def make_plots_simple():
    import pandas as pd
    import pylab as pl
    import matplotlib.dates as mdates
    x = pd.date_range('4/1/2020', '4/20/2020', freq='H')
    y = [n for n in range(len(x))]

    fig, ax = pl.subplots()

    day_fmt = mdates.DateFormatter('%Y-%m-%d')
    ax.xaxis.set_major_formatter(day_fmt)

    fig.autofmt_xdate()
    ax.plot(x, y)
    

# this still needs work, I just put what I had here to remind myself that I need to do this
def make_plots(*args, **kwargs):
    x = [d.to_datetime() for d in args[0]]
    pl.plot(x, *args[1:], **kwargs)
    fig, ax = pl.gcf(), pl.gca()
    fig.autofmt_xdate(bottom=0.2, rotation=30, ha=u'right')
    mondays = dates.WeekdayLocator(dates.MONDAY)
    months = MonthLocator(range(1, 13), bymonthday=1, interval=1)
    monthsFmt = dates.DateFormatter("%a %b %d'%y")
    ax.xaxis.set_major_locator(mondays)
    ax.xaxis.set_major_formatter(monthsFmt)