# How to use "plotyy" for showing several sets of graphs in one plot

**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-use-plotyy-for-showing-several-sets-of-graphs-in-one-plot/23204
**Category:** Visualization
**Tags:** plotting
**Created:** [April 16, 2019, 1:00pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-use-plotyy-for-showing-several-sets-of-graphs-in-one-plot/23204 "2019-04-16T13:00:32Z")
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### Author: ![mirtah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ed655f/32.png) [@mirtah](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/mirtah)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2019, 1:00pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-use-plotyy-for-showing-several-sets-of-graphs-in-one-plot/23204/1 "2019-04-16T13:00:32Z")

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Dear all.  
I would like to know how to use “plotyy” for showing several sets of graphs in one plot.  
Thank you very much  
Best regards  
using PyPlot,SetPyPlot  
plotyy(A1, B1, C1, D1)  
plotyy(A2, B2, C2, D2)  
plotyy(A3, B3, C3, D3)

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### Author: ![Paul\_Soderlind](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/paul_soderlind/32/1753_2.png) [@Paul\_Soderlind](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Paul_Soderlind)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2019, 1:11pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-use-plotyy-for-showing-several-sets-of-graphs-in-one-plot/23204/2 "2019-04-16T13:11:48Z")

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Perhaps  
[https://gist.github.com/gizmaa/7214002](https://gist.github.com/gizmaa/7214002)  
helps (scroll down to " Multi-axis Plot").

Notice, however, that the `ax[:set_position](new_position)` should now be written `ax.set_position(new_position)`

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### Author: ![mirtah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ed655f/32.png) [@mirtah](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/mirtah)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2019, 2:43pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-use-plotyy-for-showing-several-sets-of-graphs-in-one-plot/23204/3 "2019-04-16T14:43:23Z")

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Thank you very much for replying.  
I copied the code from the link but it does not work for me.  
I am using julia version 0.6.3

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### Author: ![Tamas\_Papp](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/tamas_papp/32/25949_2.png) [@Tamas\_Papp](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Tamas_Papp)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2019, 2:58pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-use-plotyy-for-showing-several-sets-of-graphs-in-one-plot/23204/4 "2019-04-16T14:58:02Z")

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> [@mirtah](#):
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> I am using julia version 0.6.3

That could be the reason. I would recommend upgrading to 1.1.

Also, “does not work” is not sufficient to help you. Please provide an MWE and the error message.

> [@Please read: make it easier to help you](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/psa-make-it-easier-to-help-you/14757):
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