CODE EXAMPLE FOR PYTHON

matplotlib axis with tick lables but without tick symbole

import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

fig, (ax1, ax2, ax3) = plt.subplots(1, 3, figsize=(11, 3))

data = np.random.random((4, 4))

ax1.imshow(data)
ax1.set(title='Bad', ylabel='$A_y$')
# plt.setp(ax1.get_xticklabels(), visible=False)
# plt.setp(ax1.get_yticklabels(), visible=False)
ax1.tick_params(axis='both', which='both', length=0)

ax2.imshow(data)
ax2.set(title='Somewhat OK', ylabel='$B_y$')
plt.setp(ax2.get_xticklabels(), visible=False)
plt.setp(ax2.get_yticklabels(), visible=False)
# ax2.tick_params(axis='both', which='both', length=0)

ax3.imshow(data)
ax3.set(title='Nice', ylabel='$C_y$')
plt.setp(ax3.get_xticklabels(), visible=False)
plt.setp(ax3.get_yticklabels(), visible=False)
ax3.tick_params(axis='both', which='both', length=0)

plt.show()