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Drawing plots in logarithmic scaleDrawing the axis lineInverting y-axisPlotting two lines with different y axisRemoving axisSetting only the lower or upper limitSetting x-axis limitSetting y-axis limit
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Setting y-axis limit in Matplotlib

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To set a limit on the y-axis (i.e. the range), use the y-lim(~) method:

plt.plot([1,2,3])
plt.ylim(0,4)
plt.show()

The output is as follows:

Notice how the y-axis goes from 0 to 4, as specified.

Alternatively you can use the set_ylim(~) method:

fig, ax = plt.subplots()
ax.set_ylim(0,4)

Which produces the output:

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