import matplotlib.pyplot as pl
pl.figure(figsize=(6, 4))
pl.subplot(1, 2, 1)
pl.xticks(())
pl.yticks(())
pl.text(0.5, 0.5, 'subplot(1,2,1)', ha='center', va='center',
size=24, alpha=.5)
pl.subplot(1, 2, 2)
pl.xticks(())
pl.yticks(())
pl.text(0.5, 0.5, 'subplot(1,2,2)', ha='center', va='center',
size=24, alpha=.5)
pl.tight_layout()
pl.show()