fig, axs = plt.subplots(ncols=2, figsize=(7, 2.5), layout='constrained') np.random.seed(19680801) t = np.arange(200) x = np.cumsum(np.random.randn(200)) axs[0].plot(t, x) axs[0].set_title('aspect="auto"') axs[1].plot(t, x) axs[1].set_aspect(3) axs[1].set_title('aspect=3')