Changing mplfinance chart styling when "returnfig=True" is not being accepted anywhere in the code

Question

I am trying to change the axis titles and font size in multiple charts that are plotted using mpf.plot and fig.add_axes to place them on screen.

I have understood the process and examples given in this link How to change font size and font type in mplfinance title and on the github discussing the approach, but it will not work with my code. Anywhere I put "returnfig=True" it causes errors.

Here is my code snippet of the relevant section

fig = mpf.figure(figsize=(12,8),style='yahoo')

ax1 = fig.add_axes([0.05,0.70,0.3,0.25]) # ax = fig.add_axes([left,bottom,width,height])
ax2 = fig.add_axes([0.05,0.65,0.3,0.05])

ax3 = fig.add_axes([0.36,0.70,0.3,0.25])
ax4 = fig.add_axes([0.36,0.65,0.3,0.05])

ax5 = fig.add_axes([0.68,0.70,0.3,0.25])
ax6 = fig.add_axes([0.68,0.65,0.3,0.05])

ax7 = fig.add_axes([0.05,0.25,0.3,0.25])
ax8 = fig.add_axes([0.05,0.20,0.3,0.05])

ax9 = fig.add_axes([0.36,0.25,0.3,0.25])
ax10 = fig.add_axes([0.36,0.20,0.3,0.05])

ax11 = fig.add_axes([0.68,0.25,0.3,0.25])
ax12 = fig.add_axes([0.68,0.20,0.3,0.05])

mpf.plot(ausd,type='candle',ax=ax1,volume=ax2, mav=(9), show_nontrading=False, axtitle='M6A=F')
mpf.plot(gbpf,type='candle',ax=ax3,volume=ax4, mav=(9), show_nontrading=False, axtitle='M6B=F')
mpf.plot(cadf,type='candle',ax=ax5,volume=ax6, mav=(9), show_nontrading=False, axtitle='M6E=F')
mpf.plot(btcf,type='candle',ax=ax7,volume=ax8, mav=(9), show_nontrading=False, axtitle='M6C=F')
mpf.plot(gldf,type='candle',ax=ax9,volume=ax10, mav=(9), show_nontrading=False, axtitle='MBT=F')
mpf.plot(slvf,type='candle',ax=ax11,volume=ax12, mav=(9), show_nontrading=False, axtitle='MGC=F')

Answer 1

I understand that returnfig=True is required if you want to access each of the panels when they are set up. My understanding may still be lacking. If you set up a subplot with additional axes, I don't think you need returnfig=True. Completing the graph with the ticker in the previous question would result in the following code. I introduced loop processing, shortened the long date format, and reduced the orientation of the ticker.

myTickers = ['M6A=F','M6B=F','M6C=F','M6E=F','MBT=F','MGC=F']
fig = mpf.figure(figsize=(12,12), style='yahoo')

ax1 = fig.add_axes([0.05,0.70,0.25,0.25]) 
ax2 = fig.add_axes([0.05,0.60,0.25,0.08])

ax3 = fig.add_axes([0.36,0.70,0.25,0.25])
ax4 = fig.add_axes([0.36,0.60,0.25,0.08])

ax5 = fig.add_axes([0.68,0.70,0.25,0.25])
ax6 = fig.add_axes([0.68,0.60,0.25,0.08])

ax7 = fig.add_axes([0.05,0.25,0.25,0.25])
ax8 = fig.add_axes([0.05,0.15,0.25,0.08])

ax9 = fig.add_axes([0.36,0.25,0.25,0.25])
ax10 = fig.add_axes([0.36,0.15,0.25,0.07])

ax11 = fig.add_axes([0.68,0.25,0.25,0.25])
ax12 = fig.add_axes([0.68,0.15,0.25,0.08])

for i,(t,ax) in enumerate(zip(myTickers,[[ax1,ax2],[ax3,ax4],[ax5,ax6],[ax7,ax8],[ax9,ax10],[ax11,ax12]])):
    dff = df.loc[:,t]
    mpf.plot(dff, type='candle',
             ax=ax[0],
             volume=ax[1],
             mav=(9),
             show_nontrading=False,
             axtitle=t,
             datetime_format='%b %d',
             xrotation=30)
    
for ax in [ax1,ax3,ax5,ax7,ax9,ax11]:
    ax.set_xticklabels([])