How to set the y-axis limit

In matplotlib, you can set the limit of the y-axis of a plot by using the set_ylim() method of the Axes class. The method takes a tuple of two values, the lower and upper limit of the y-axis.

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For example, to set the y-axis limit of a plot to the range (-1, 1):

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np

x = np.linspace(0, 10, 100)
y = np.sin(x)

fig, ax = plt.subplots()
ax.plot(x, y)
ax.set_ylim(-1, 1)
plt.show()

You can also use the ylim attribute of the Axes class to set the limit of the y-axis.

fig, ax = plt.subplots()
ax.plot(x, y)
ax.ylim(-1, 1)
plt.show()

In case you want to set the limit of the x-axis you can use the set_xlim() or xlim

fig, ax = plt.subplots()
ax.plot(x, y)
ax.set_xlim(0, 5)
plt.show()

Please keep in mind that, the values you set for the limit of the y-axis should be within the range of the y-values in the plot. If you set a limit that is outside of the range of the y-values, the plot may look strange.