How to set axes font size in matplotlib?

Question

Python

How to set the font size of numbers on the x and y axes in matplotlib?
PS used mainly by pyplot.scatter and pyplot.plot

Answer 1

Like this:

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
plt.figure(1)
plt.plot([1,2,3,4])
plt.tick_params(axis='both', which='major', labelsize=16)
plt.show()