import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import matplotlib.gridspec as gridspec
def make_ticklabels_invisible(fig):
for i, ax in enumerate(fig.axes):
ax.text(0.5, 0.5, "ax%d" % (i+1), va="center", ha="center")
ax.tick_params(labelbottom=False, labelleft=False)
# gridspec inside gridspec
f = plt.figure()
gs0 = gridspec.GridSpec(1, 2)
gs00 = gridspec.GridSpecFromSubplotSpec(3, 3, subplot_spec=gs0[0])
ax1 = plt.Subplot(f, gs00[:-1, :])
f.add_subplot(ax1)
ax2 = plt.Subplot(f, gs00[-1, :-1])
f.add_subplot(ax2)
ax3 = plt.Subplot(f, gs00[-1, -1])
f.add_subplot(ax3)
gs01 = gridspec.GridSpecFromSubplotSpec(3, 3, subplot_spec=gs0[1])
ax4 = plt.Subplot(f, gs01[:, :-1])
f.add_subplot(ax4)
ax5 = plt.Subplot(f, gs01[:-1, -1])
f.add_subplot(ax5)
ax6 = plt.Subplot(f, gs01[-1, -1])
f.add_subplot(ax6)
plt.suptitle("GridSpec Inside GridSpec")
make_ticklabels_invisible(f)
plt.show()