code: def _set_wedge_ticks(ax, ax_ticks, wedge_ticks, separation=0.1):
      xmin, xmax = ax.get_xlim()
      x_range = xmax - xmin
  
      # always draw provided ax_ticks
      ticks_to_draw = ax_ticks.copy()
  
      # deconflict wedge_ticks
      for wedge_tick in wedge_ticks:
          draw_wedge_tick = True
          _i = 0
          while _i < len(ax_ticks):
              ax_tick = ax_ticks[_i]
              if (
                  ax_tick - separation * x_range < wedge_tick
                  and wedge_tick < ax_tick + separation * x_range
              ):
                  # The wedge_tick is within separation of the ax_tick, do not draw the wedge_tick
                  draw_wedge_tick = False
                  break
              _i += 1
  
          if draw_wedge_tick:
              ticks_to_draw.append(wedge_tick)
  
      # actually draw the ticks
      ax.set_xticks(sorted(ticks_to_draw))
  
imports: import os
  import re
  import tempfile
  import warnings
  import xml.etree.cElementTree
  from pathlib import Path
  from sys import platform
  import graphviz
  import numpy
  import pandas
  from matplotlib import patches
  from numpy import ndarray
  from numbers import Number
  from typing import Tuple, Sequence
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