""" ============= Coords Report ============= Override the default reporting of coords as the mouse moves over the Axes in an interactive backend. """ import matplotlib.pyplot as plt import numpy as np def millions(x): return '$%1.1fM' % (x * 1e-6) # Fixing random state for reproducibility np.random.seed(19680801) x = np.random.rand(20) y = 1e7 * np.random.rand(20) fig, ax = plt.subplots() ax.fmt_ydata = millions plt.plot(x, y, 'o') plt.show()