Removing Scientific Notation from Matplotlib Plots

You have a plot with scientific notation and an offset on the axes, and you want to eliminate them.

Disabling the Offset

The offset is separate from scientific notation and is added to the numbers displayed on the axis. To disable it, use:

plt.ticklabel_format(useOffset=False)

Disabling Scientific Notation

To prevent scientific notation, use:

plt.ticklabel_format(style='plain')

Disabling Both

To disable both the offset and scientific notation, use:

plt.ticklabel_format(useOffset=False,>

Example

Suppose you have the following code:

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

plt.plot(range(2003, 2012, 1), range(200300, 201200, 100))
plt.ticklabel_format(useOffset=False)

plt.show()

Which produces this plot:

[Image of plot]

By applying the correct settings, you can eliminate both the offset and scientific notation:

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

plt.plot(range(2003, 2012, 1), range(200300, 201200, 100))
plt.ticklabel_format(useOffset=False,>

Resulting in this plot:

[Image of plot without scientific notation and offset]