python-matplotlibHow to plot datetime for x axis

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import datetime
import matplotlib.dates as mdates

fig, ax = plt.subplots()

x = [datetime.datetime(2022,10,11), datetime.datetime(2022,10,12), datetime.datetime(2022,10,13)]
ax.plot(x, [5,12,43])

ax.xaxis.set_major_locator(mdates.DayLocator(interval=1))
ax.xaxis.set_major_formatter(mdates.DateFormatter('%m/%d'))

plt.show()ctrl + cgithub

`import matplotlib.pyplot as plt` loads Matplotlib module to use plotting capabilities	`.subplots(` creates set of charts on a single chart area
`datetime.datetime(` created date object	`.plot(` plot specified data
`mdates.DayLocator(interval=1)` we want to label `X` axis ticks every day	`mdates.DateFormatter('%m/%d')` we want to format `X` axis ticks labels as `mm/dd`
`.show()` render chart in a separate window

How to plot datetime for x axis, python matplotlib

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import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import datetime
import matplotlib.dates as mdates

fig, ax = plt.subplots()

x = [datetime.datetime(2022,10,11), datetime.datetime(2022,10,12), datetime.datetime(2022,10,13)]
ax.plot(x, [5,12,43])

ax.xaxis.set_major_locator(mdates.DayLocator(interval=1))
ax.xaxis.set_major_formatter(mdates.DateFormatter('%m/%d'))

plt.show()

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