def _stylize_axes(ax, title, xlabel, ylabel):
    """
    Customize axes spines, title, labels, ticks, and ticklabels.

    Args:
        :ax: the axes to customize
        :title: the title to set
        :xlabel: the label on the x axis
        :ylabel: the label on the y axis

    Returns:
        None
    """
    ax.spines['top'].set_visible(False)
    ax.spines['right'].set_visible(False)
    ax.xaxis.set_tick_params(top=False, direction='out', width=1)
    ax.yaxis.set_tick_params(right=False, direction='out', width=1)
    ax.set_title(title)
    ax.set_xlabel(xlabel)
    ax.set_ylabel(ylabel)
