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13 changes: 9 additions & 4 deletions tutorials/intermediate/tight_layout_guide.py
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plt.tight_layout()

###############################################################################
# Note that :func:`matplotlib.pyplot.tight_layout` will only adjust the
# subplot params when it is called. In order to perform this adjustment each
# time the figure is redrawn, you can call ``fig.set_tight_layout(True)``, or,
# equivalently, set the ``figure.autolayout`` rcParam to ``True``.
#
# When you have multiple subplots, often you see labels of different
# axes overlapping each other.

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###############################################################################
# Caveats
# -------
# =======
#
# * :func:`~matplotlib.pyplot.tight_layout` only considers ticklabels, axis
# labels, and titles. Thus, other artists may be clipped and also may
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# recommended.
#
# Use with GridSpec
# -----------------
# =================
#
# GridSpec has its own :func:`~matplotlib.gridspec.GridSpec.tight_layout` method
# (the pyplot api :func:`~matplotlib.pyplot.tight_layout` also works).
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###############################################################################
# Use with AxesGrid1
# ------------------
# ==================
#
# While limited, the axes_grid1 toolkit is also supported.

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###############################################################################
# Colorbar
# --------
# ========
#
# If you create a colorbar with the :func:`~matplotlib.pyplot.colorbar`
# command, the created colorbar is an instance of Axes, *not* Subplot, so
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