title: Matplotlib axis labels
body: <p>How do I reduce the number of ticks on the axes with matplotlib (without using pyplot)?</p>
  
  <pre><code>    self.figure = Figure((2.0, 2.0))
      self.canvas = FigureCanvas(self.figure)
      self.canvas.setParent(self)
      self.axes = self.figure.add_subplot(111)
      self.figure.subplots_adjust(left=0.18)
      self.axes.fill(x, y, 'b')
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>now....?</p>