matplotlib · tacaswell · Jun 3, 2016 · Jun 1, 2016
diff --git a/examples/statistics/boxplot_demo.py b/examples/statistics/boxplot_demo.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 fs = 10  # fontsize
 
 # demonstrate how to toggle the display of different elements:
-fig, axes = plt.subplots(nrows=2, ncols=3, figsize=(6, 6))
+fig, axes = plt.subplots(nrows=2, ncols=3, figsize=(6, 6), sharey=True)
 axes[0, 0].boxplot(data, labels=labels)
 axes[0, 0].set_title('Default', fontsize=fs)
 
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
                       markerfacecolor='firebrick')
 meanlineprops = dict(linestyle='--', linewidth=2.5, color='purple')
 
-fig, axes = plt.subplots(nrows=2, ncols=3, figsize=(6, 6))
+fig, axes = plt.subplots(nrows=2, ncols=3, figsize=(6, 6), sharey=True)
 axes[0, 0].boxplot(data, boxprops=boxprops)
 axes[0, 0].set_title('Custom boxprops', fontsize=fs)
 

diff --git a/examples/statistics/bxp_demo.py b/examples/statistics/bxp_demo.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 fs = 10  # fontsize
 
 # demonstrate how to toggle the display of different elements:
-fig, axes = plt.subplots(nrows=2, ncols=3, figsize=(6, 6))
+fig, axes = plt.subplots(nrows=2, ncols=3, figsize=(6, 6), sharey=True)
 axes[0, 0].bxp(stats)
 axes[0, 0].set_title('Default', fontsize=fs)
 
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
                       markerfacecolor='firebrick')
 meanlineprops = dict(linestyle='--', linewidth=2.5, color='purple')
 
-fig, axes = plt.subplots(nrows=2, ncols=2, figsize=(6, 6))
+fig, axes = plt.subplots(nrows=2, ncols=2, figsize=(6, 6), sharey=True)
 axes[0, 0].bxp(stats, boxprops=boxprops)
 axes[0, 0].set_title('Custom boxprops', fontsize=fs)