delete.py

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
from mpl_toolkits.axisartist.axislines import SubplotZero

fig = plt.figure(1, figsize=(6, 6))

ax = SubplotZero(fig, 111)
fig.add_subplot(ax)

for direction in ["xzero", "yzero"]:
    ax.axis[direction].set_visible(True)


ax.set_ylim(-5, 5)
ax.set_xlim(-5, 5)

centreCircle = plt.Circle((0, 0), 1, color="black", fill=False, lw=2)

# Draw the circles to our plot
ax.add_patch(centreCircle)
plt.axis('equal')

for direction in ["left", "right", "bottom", "top"]:
    # hides borders
    ax.axis[direction].set_visible(False)

plt.show()