Setting the Plot Range

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

from numpy import arange

fig = plt.figure()

fig, axes = plt.subplots(1, 3, figsize=(12, 4))

x = arange(0, 5, 0.25)

axes[0].plot(x, x**2, x, x**3)

axes[0].set_title("default axes ranges")

axes[1].plot(x, x**2, x, x**3)

axes[1].axis('tight')

axes[1].set_title("tight axes")

axes[2].plot(x, x**2, x, x**3)

axes[2].set_ylim([0, 60])

axes[2].set_xlim([2, 5])

axes[2].set_title("custom axes range");