# for matplotlib.pyplot

# ---------------------

plt.xticks([], [])

# for axis object

# ---------------

# from Anakhand May 5 at 13:08

# for major ticks

ax.set_xticks([])

# for minor ticks

ax.set_xticks([], minor=True)

fig = plt.figure()

ax = fig.add_subplot(111)

ax.plot([1],[1])

ax.tick_params(axis=u'both', which=u'both',length=0)

plt.show()

from matplotlib import pyplot as plt

plt.plot(range(10))

plt.tick_params(

    axis='x',          # changes apply to the x-axis

    which='both',      # both major and minor ticks are affected

    bottom=False,      # ticks along the bottom edge are off

    top=False,         # ticks along the top edge are off

    labelbottom=False) # labels along the bottom edge are off

plt.show()

plt.savefig('plot')

plt.clf()

plt.tick_params(

    axis='x',          # changes apply to the x-axis

    which='both',      # both major and minor ticks are affected

    bottom=False,      # ticks along the bottom edge are off

    top=False,         # ticks along the top edge are off

    labelbottom=False) # labels along the bottom edge are off