[Matplotlib-users] Has anyone written datetick()?

I just had a user ask me if the matlab function datetick exists in MPL.  I 
don't believe that it does so I was wondering if anyone had written their 
own implementation of it?

Here's the help text from the matlab web site:
http://www.mathworks.com/access/helpdesk/help/techdoc/ref/datetick.html
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datetick

Label tick lines using dates

Syntax

datetick(tickaxis)
datetick(tickaxis,dateform)
datetick(...,'keeplimits')
datetick(...,'keepticks')
datetick(axes_handle,...)

Description

datetick(tickaxis) labels the tick lines of an axis using dates, replacing 
the default numeric labels. tickaxis is the string 'x', 'y', or 'z'. The 
default is 'x'. datetick selects a label format based on the minimum and 
maximum limits of the specified axis.

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If no one has an existing implementation we'll probably write one ourselves.

Thanks,
Ted
Ted Drain     Jet Propulsion Laboratory   ted...@jp...