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        "\n# Move x-axis tick labels to the top\n\n`~.axes.Axes.tick_params` can be used to configure the ticks. *top* and\n*labeltop* control the visibility tick lines and labels at the top x-axis.\nTo move x-axis ticks from bottom to top, we have to activate the top ticks\nand deactivate the bottom ticks::\n\n    ax.tick_params(top=True, labeltop=True, bottom=False, labelbottom=False)\n\n<div class=\"alert alert-info\"><h4>Note</h4><p>If the change should be made for all future plots and not only the current\n    Axes, you can adapt the respective config parameters\n\n    - :rc:`xtick.top`\n    - :rc:`xtick.labeltop`\n    - :rc:`xtick.bottom`\n    - :rc:`xtick.labelbottom`</p></div>\n"
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        "import matplotlib.pyplot as plt\n\nfig, ax = plt.subplots()\nax.plot(range(10))\nax.tick_params(top=True, labeltop=True, bottom=False, labelbottom=False)\nax.set_title('x-ticks moved to the top')\n\nplt.show()"
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