docstr: Specifies the maximum number of ticks for the particular axis.
  The actual number of ticks will be chosen automatically to be
  less than or equal to `nticks`. Has an effect only if
  `tickmode` is set to "auto".
  
  The 'nticks' property is a integer and may be specified as:
    - An int (or float that will be cast to an int)
      in the interval [0, 9223372036854775807]
  
  Returns
  -------
  int
code: def nticks(self):
      """
      Specifies the maximum number of ticks for the particular axis.
      The actual number of ticks will be chosen automatically to be
      less than or equal to `nticks`. Has an effect only if
      `tickmode` is set to "auto".
  
      The 'nticks' property is a integer and may be specified as:
        - An int (or float that will be cast to an int)
          in the interval [0, 9223372036854775807]
  
      Returns
      -------
      int
      """
      return self["nticks"]
  
imports: from plotly.basedatatypes import BaseTraceHierarchyType
  import copy
label_desc: Use image node_id 7 for calling the Axis obj's underlying member method code with example usage: obj.nticks() and returns: self