title: Hide part of an axis in a matplolib figure
body: <p>How can I modulate the length of the yaxis of a matplotlib plot, as in the following figure: <a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/4tQ4G.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/4tQ4G.png" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>
  
  <p>In addition, how can I modulate the thickness of the yaxis?</p>