How do I get multiple subplots in matplotlib?

Question

I am a little confused about how this code works:

fig, axes = plt.subplots(nrows=2, ncols=2)
plt.show()

How does the fig, axes work in this

Answer 1

read the documentation: matplotlib.pyplot.subplots

pyplot.subplots() returns a tuple fig, ax which is unpacked in two variables using the notation

fig, axes = plt.subplots(nrows=2, ncols=2)

the code

fig = plt.figure()
axes = fig.subplots(nrows=2, ncols=2)

does not work because subplots()is a function in pyplot not a member of the object Figure.