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get_ticklabels returns '' in ipython/python interpreter #6638
Description
ax.get_xticklabels & ax.get_yticklabels is returning a list of empty strings when I run the code via script/ipython interpreter, but works as expected (returns list of ticklabels) when called in ipython notebook. This makes me think it's a backend bug, but I'm mystified.
Env:
Python 3.5.1 |Continuum Analytics, Inc.| (default, Dec 7 2015, 11:24:55) [GCC 4.2.1 (Apple Inc. build 5577)] on darwin
matplotlib version:
- 1.5.1 (installed in different anaconda env to verify not a beta bug)
- 2.0.0b1.post1730.dev0+gfdce976 (last pulled in a few hours ago)
This will reproduce it: (I use agg here, but MacOSX is exhibiting the same behavior)
import matplotlib
matplotlib.use('agg')
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
fig = plt.figure()
ax = fig.add_subplot(1,1,1)
ax.plot([1,2,3])
print(list(l.get_text() for l in ax.get_xticklabels()))
print(list(l.get_text() for l in ax.get_yticklabels()))Both print statements yield ['', '', '', '', ''] when they should be [0, 1, 2] & [1, 2, 3]
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Tillsten commented on Jun 24, 2016
Afaik the ticks will be popluated at draw time.
story645 commented on Jun 24, 2016
works, but still won't work with 'MacOSX' backend,
partizanos commented on Oct 1, 2020
@story645
You can use instead
[i.get_text() for i in plt.xticks()[1]]