Plt.subplot2grid(shape, location, rowspan, colspan)

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
a1 = plt.subplot2grid((3,3),(0,0),colspan = 2)
a2 = plt.subplot2grid((3,3),(0,2), rowspan = 3)
a3 = plt.subplot2grid((3,3),(1,0),rowspan = 2, colspan = 2)
import numpy as np
x = np.arange(1,10)
a2.plot(x, x*x)
a2.set_title('square')
a1.plot(x, np.exp(x))
a1.set_title('exp')
a3.plot(x, np.log(x))
a3.set_title('log')
plt.tight_layout()
plt.show()