matplotlib.axes.Axes.set_title
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Axes.set_title(label, fontdict=None, loc='center', pad=None, **kwargs)
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Set a title for the axes.
Set one of the three available axes titles. The available titles are positioned above the axes in the center, flush with the left edge, and flush with the right edge.
Parameters: -
label : str
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Text to use for the title
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fontdict : dict
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A dictionary controlling the appearance of the title text, the default
fontdict
is:{'fontsize': rcParams['axes.titlesize'], 'fontweight' : rcParams['axes.titleweight'], 'verticalalignment': 'baseline', 'horizontalalignment': loc}
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loc : {'center', 'left', 'right'}, str, optional
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Which title to set, defaults to 'center'
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pad : float
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The offset of the title from the top of the axes, in points. Default is
None
to use rcParams['axes.titlepad'].
Returns: -
text : Text
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The matplotlib text instance representing the title
Other Parameters: -
**kwargs : Text properties
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Other keyword arguments are text properties, see
Text
for a list of valid text properties.
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Examples using matplotlib.axes.Axes.set_title
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