[Tutor] Conventional Y Axis Label in pylab plot

[Wayne Watson]

I'd like to label the plot axes as x and y. All I see is xlabel and 
ylabel. ylabel puts y on its side, rotated 90 degrees from the 
horizontal. Is there way to put it in a normal reading position?

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