import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
fig, axes = plt.subplots(2,2)
linestyles = ["--","-.",":", (0,(5,2,1,4))]
for ax, ls in zip(axes.flat, linestyles):
for spine in ax.spines.values():
spine.set_linestyle(ls)
spine.set_linewidth(2)
ax.set_title("linestyle: {}".format(ls))
plt.tight_layout()
plt.show()