Why do many examples use `fig, ax = plt.subplots()` in Matplotlib/pyplot/python

I’m learning to use matplotlib by studying examples, and a lot of examples seem to include a line like the following before creating a single plot… fig, ax = plt.subplots() Here are some examples… Modify tick label text http://matplotlib.org/examples/pylab_examples/boxplot_demo2.html I see this function used a lot, even though the example is only attempting to create … Read more