class_docstr: Specifies the properties for a set of date ticks and computes ticks
  within a given utc timestamp range 
class_docstr_tok: ["Specifies","the","properties","for","a","set","of","date","ticks","and","computes","ticks","within","a","given","utc","timestamp","range"]
code: def makeTicks(self, minVal, maxVal, minSpc):
      ticks = []
      n = self.skipFactor(minSpc)
      x = self.step(minVal, n, first=True)
      while x <= maxVal:
          ticks.append(x)
          x = self.step(x, n, first=False)
      return (np.array(ticks), n)
  
imports: import sys
  import time
  from collections import OrderedDict
  from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone
  import numpy
  from .AxisItem import AxisItem
label_desc: Use image node_id 2 for calling the TickSpec obj's underlying member method code with example usage: obj.makeTicks(minVal, maxVal, minSpc) and returns: np,  n