Monorail map example: use ax not setp object to hide axes & labels

sadielbartholomew · greglucas · sadielbartholomew · commit a8baf8af1b21 · 2025-11-03T12:58:06.000Z
Co-authored-by: Greg Lucas &lt;greg.m.lucas@gmail.com&gt;
diff --git a/examples/miscellanea/simpsons-monorail-map.py b/examples/miscellanea/simpsons-monorail-map.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ def main():
     )
 
     # Remove all axes ticks and labelling and center on location of USA
-    plt.setp(map_ax, xticks=[], yticks=[])
+    map_ax.set(xticks=[], yticks=[])
     map_ax.set_extent([-120, -72.5, 20, 50], crs=ccrs.Geodetic())
 
     # Plot only the USA landmass, in a fawn colour with a thin black border

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`@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ def main():`
`53`	`53`	`)`
`54`	`54`
`55`	`55`	`# Remove all axes ticks and labelling and center on location of USA`
`56`		`- plt.setp(map_ax, xticks=[], yticks=[])`
	`56`	`+ map_ax.set(xticks=[], yticks=[])`
`57`	`57`	`map_ax.set_extent([-120, -72.5, 20, 50], crs=ccrs.Geodetic())`
`58`	`58`
`59`	`59`	`# Plot only the USA landmass, in a fawn colour with a thin black border`