[Bug]: Axes.label_outer() does not work when there is a colorbar #27305
Description
Bug summary
Axes.label_outer() fails to hide axis and tick labels for plots that have a colorbar.
Code for reproduction
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np
x = np.linspace(0, 2 * np.pi, 400)
y = np.sin(x ** 2)
fig, axs = plt.subplots(2, 2)
axs[0, 0].plot(x, y)
cl2c = axs[0, 1].scatter(x, y, c=x)
fig.colorbar(cl2c, ax=axs[0, 1], label='c-label')
axs[1, 0].plot(x, y)
axs[1, 1].plot(x, y)
for ax in axs.flat:
ax.set(xlabel='x-label', ylabel='y-label')
# try to hide x labels and tick labels for top plots and y ticks for right plots,
# but this fails to hide the labels for axs[0, 1] due to its colorbar
for ax in axs.flat:
ax.label_outer()Actual outcome
The output of the code above gives:
Expected outcome
I would have expected the plot to look like:
This expected plot was created by creating the colorbar after the ax.label_outer() calls. However, I would not have expected this to have affected whether the labels/ticks are removed.
fig, axs = plt.subplots(2, 2)
axs[0, 0].plot(x, y)
cl2c = axs[0, 1].scatter(x, y, c=x)
axs[1, 0].plot(x, y)
axs[1, 1].plot(x, y)
for ax in axs.flat:
ax.set(xlabel='x-label', ylabel='y-label')
# Hide x labels and tick labels for top plots and y ticks for right plots.
for ax in axs.flat:
ax.label_outer()
fig.colorbar(cl2c, ax=axs[0, 1], label='c-label')
fig.tight_layout()Additional information
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Operating system
Ubuntu 20.04.5 LTS
Matplotlib Version
3.8.0
Matplotlib Backend
module://matplotlib_inline.backend_inline
Python version
Python 3.11.6
Jupyter version
7.0.6
Installation
conda