Hiding and removing axes

set_visible(False) blanks an axes but keeps its grid cell reserved; remove() detaches it from the figure entirely – handy for an odd number of panels on a rectangular grid, like the empty fourth cell here.

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import numpy as np
import plotpress

x = np.linspace(0, 10, 200)

fig, axes = plotpress.subplots(2, 2, figsize=(7, 6))
axes[0, 0].plot(x, np.sin(x)); axes[0, 0].set_title("sin")
axes[0, 1].plot(x, np.cos(x)); axes[0, 1].set_title("cos")
axes[1, 0].plot(x, np.sin(x) * np.cos(x)); axes[1, 0].set_title("sin*cos")
axes[1, 1].remove()   # only three series to show -- drop the unused panel
fig.suptitle("odd panel count via remove()")