how to set the distance between bars and axis using matplot lib [duplicate] - matplotlib

Question

So currently learning how to import data and work with it in matplotlib and I am having trouble even tho I have the exact code from the book.
This is what the plot looks like, but my question is how can I get it where there is no white space between the start and the end of the x-axis.
Here is the code:
import csv
from matplotlib import pyplot as plt
from datetime import datetime
# Get dates and high temperatures from file.
filename = 'sitka_weather_07-2014.csv'
with open(filename) as f:
reader = csv.reader(f)
header_row = next(reader)
#for index, column_header in enumerate(header_row):
#print(index, column_header)
dates, highs = [], []
for row in reader:
current_date = datetime.strptime(row[0], "%Y-%m-%d")
dates.append(current_date)
high = int(row[1])
highs.append(high)
# Plot data.
fig = plt.figure(dpi=128, figsize=(10,6))
plt.plot(dates, highs, c='red')
# Format plot.
plt.title("Daily high temperatures, July 2014", fontsize=24)
plt.xlabel('', fontsize=16)
fig.autofmt_xdate()
plt.ylabel("Temperature (F)", fontsize=16)
plt.tick_params(axis='both', which='major', labelsize=16)
plt.show()

Answer 1

There is an automatic margin set at the edges, which ensures the data to be nicely fitting within the axis spines. In this case such a margin is probably desired on the y axis. By default it is set to 0.05 in units of axis span.
To set the margin to 0 on the x axis, use
plt.margins(x=0)
or
ax.margins(x=0)
depending on the context. Also see the documentation.
In case you want to get rid of the margin in the whole script, you can use
plt.rcParams['axes.xmargin'] = 0
at the beginning of your script (same for y of course). If you want to get rid of the margin entirely and forever, you might want to change the according line in the matplotlib rc file:
axes.xmargin : 0
axes.ymargin : 0
Example
import seaborn as sns
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
tips = sns.load_dataset('tips')
fig, (ax1, ax2) = plt.subplots(1, 2, figsize=(10, 4))
tips.plot(ax=ax1, title='Default Margin')
tips.plot(ax=ax2, title='Margins: x=0')
ax2.margins(x=0)
Alternatively, use plt.xlim(..) or ax.set_xlim(..) to manually set the limits of the axes such that there is no white space left.

Answer 2

If you only want to remove the margin on one side but not the other, e.g. remove the margin from the right but not from the left, you can use set_xlim() on a matplotlib axes object.
import seaborn as sns
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import math
max_x_value = 100
x_values = [i for i in range (1, max_x_value + 1)]
y_values = [math.log(i) for i in x_values]
fig, (ax1, ax2) = plt.subplots(1, 2, figsize=(10, 4))
sn.lineplot(ax=ax1, x=x_values, y=y_values)
sn.lineplot(ax=ax2, x=x_values, y=y_values)
ax2.set_xlim(-5, max_x_value) # tune the -5 to your needs