diff --git a/scripts/xy_grid.py b/scripts/xy_grid.py
index 74918789..b6119208 100644
--- a/scripts/xy_grid.py
+++ b/scripts/xy_grid.py
@@ -109,6 +109,9 @@ def draw_xy_grid(p, xs, ys, x_label, y_label, cell):
 re_range = re.compile(r"\s*([+-]?\s*\d+)\s*-\s*([+-]?\s*\d+)(?:\s*\(([+-]\d+)\s*\))?\s*")
 re_range_float = re.compile(r"\s*([+-]?\s*\d+(?:.\d*)?)\s*-\s*([+-]?\s*\d+(?:.\d*)?)(?:\s*\(([+-]\d+(?:.\d*)?)\s*\))?\s*")
 
+re_range_count = re.compile(r"\s*([+-]?\s*\d+)\s*-\s*([+-]?\s*\d+)(?:\s*\[(\d+)\s*\])?\s*")
+re_range_count_float = re.compile(r"\s*([+-]?\s*\d+(?:.\d*)?)\s*-\s*([+-]?\s*\d+(?:.\d*)?)(?:\s*\[(\d+(?:.\d*)?)\s*\])?\s*")
+
 class Script(scripts.Script):
     def title(self):
         return "X/Y plot"
@@ -138,6 +141,7 @@ class Script(scripts.Script):
 
                 for val in valslist:
                     m = re_range.fullmatch(val)
+                    mc = re_range_count.fullmatch(val)
                     if m is not None:
 
                         start = int(m.group(1))
@@ -145,6 +149,12 @@ class Script(scripts.Script):
                         step = int(m.group(3)) if m.group(3) is not None else 1
 
                         valslist_ext += list(range(start, end, step))
+                    elif mc is not None:
+                        start = int(mc.group(1))
+                        end   = int(mc.group(2))
+                        num   = int(mc.group(3)) if mc.group(3) is not None else 1
+                        
+                        valslist_ext += [int(x) for x in np.linspace(start = start, stop = end, num = num).tolist()]
                     else:
                         valslist_ext.append(val)
 
@@ -154,12 +164,19 @@ class Script(scripts.Script):
 
                 for val in valslist:
                     m = re_range_float.fullmatch(val)
+                    mc = re_range_count_float.fullmatch(val)
                     if m is not None:
                         start = float(m.group(1))
                         end = float(m.group(2))
                         step = float(m.group(3)) if m.group(3) is not None else 1
 
                         valslist_ext += np.arange(start, end + step, step).tolist()
+                    elif mc is not None:
+                        start = float(mc.group(1))
+                        end   = float(mc.group(2))
+                        num   = int(mc.group(3)) if mc.group(3) is not None else 1
+                        
+                        valslist_ext += np.linspace(start = start, stop = end, num = num).tolist()
                     else:
                         valslist_ext.append(val)