%matplotlib inline
import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

def funky_formatting(ax):
    ax.set_xticks([0.1, 0.2, 0.5, 0.7, 0.9])
    ax.set_xticklabels(list('ABCDE'), rotation=60)
    
    ax.set_xticks([0.3, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8], minor=True)
    ax.set_xticklabels(list('abce'), rotation=30, minor=True)
    
    ax.set_yticks([0.2, 0.5, 0.7, 0.8])
    ax.set_yticklabels(list('WXYZ'), rotation=35)
    
    ax.set_yticks([0.3, 0.4, 0.6], minor=True)
    ax.set_yticklabels(list('xyz'), rotation=80, minor=True)
    
    ax.tick_params(axis='both', labelsize=18, labelcolor='r', direction='out')
    ax.tick_params(axis='both', labelsize=12, labelcolor='g', direction='out', which='minor')
    
    ax.set_ylabel('r$y_{\mathrm{ii}}$ test', color='b', fontweight='extra bold', fontsize=20)
    ax.set_xlabel('r$y_{\mathrm{ii}}$ test', color='r', fontweight='light', fontsize=16)

def offset_spines(ax):
    for spine in ax.spines.values():
        spine.set_position(('outward', 10))

# create two axes
fig, axes = plt.subplots(nrows=2, figsize=(8, 5))

# format both axes the same way:
for ax in axes:
    ax.plot([0.2, 0.4, 0.6], [0.3, 0.7, 0.5], 'ko')
    funky_formatting(ax)

# offset the spines of only the top subplot
offset_spines(axes[0])

fig.tight_layout()

def try_update(artist, p):
    for k, v in p.items():
        try:
            artist.update({k: v})
        except:
            pass    

def offset_spines_2(ax):
    for spine in ax.spines.values():
        paxis = spine.axis.properties()
        ptick = [label.properties() for label in spine.axis.get_ticklabels()]
        spine.set_position(('outward', 10))
        try_update(spine.axis, paxis)
        for label, p in zip(spine.axis.get_ticklabels(), ptick):
            p.pop("transform")
            try_update(label, p)

# create two axes
fig, axes = plt.subplots(nrows=2, figsize=(8, 5))

# format both axes the same way:
for ax in axes:
    funky_formatting(ax)
    
# offset the spines of only the top subplot
offset_spines_2(axes[0])

fig.tight_layout()