Multiple regular axes are created with subplot. This is a screenshot of the matplotlib figure window. Navigation controls on the bottom of the figure support a variety of pan and zoom modes.
import pylab as pl t1 = pl.arange(0.0, 5.0, 0.1) t2 = pl.arange(0.0, 5.0, 0.02) t3 = pl.arange(0.0, 2.0, 0.01) pl.subplot(211) pl.plot(t1, cos(2*pi*t1)*exp(-t1), 'bo', t2, cos(2*pi*t2)*exp(-t2), 'k') pl.grid(True) pl.title('A tale of 2 subplots') pl.ylabel('Damped') pl.subplot(212) pl.plot(t3, cos(2*pi*t3), 'r--') pl.grid(True) pl.xlabel('time (s)') pl.ylabel('Undamped')