René's URL Explorer Experiment

{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"[Bug]: moving ticks to the top or left with tick_params makes get_ticks_position return \"unknown\"","articleBody":"### Bug summary\n\nSee title.\n\n### Code for reproduction\n\n```python\nfrom pylab import *\r\n\r\nrcdefaults()\r\nrcParams.update({\r\n    \"xtick.top\": 1, \"xtick.labeltop\": 1, \"xtick.bottom\": 0, \"xtick.labelbottom\": 0,\r\n    \"ytick.right\": 1, \"ytick.labelright\": 1, \"ytick.left\": 0, \"ytick.labelleft\": 0,})\r\nax = figure().add_subplot()\r\nax.figure.canvas.draw()\r\nprint(ax.xaxis.get_ticks_position(), ax.yaxis.get_ticks_position())\r\n\r\nrcdefaults()\r\nax = figure().add_subplot()\r\nax.xaxis.tick_top()\r\nax.yaxis.tick_right()\r\nax.figure.canvas.draw()\r\nprint(ax.xaxis.get_ticks_position(), ax.yaxis.get_ticks_position())\r\n\r\nrcdefaults()\r\nax = figure().add_subplot()\r\ngca().tick_params(top=True, labeltop=True, bottom=False, labelbottom=False,\r\n                  right=True, labelright=True, left=False, labelleft=False)\r\nax.figure.canvas.draw()\r\nprint(ax.xaxis.get_ticks_position(), ax.yaxis.get_ticks_position())\r\n\r\nshow()\n```\n\n\n### Actual outcome\n\n```\r\ntop right\r\ntop right\r\nunknown unknown\r\n```\n\n### Expected outcome\n\nThe last method for moving ticks should also make get_ticks_position() return \"top\"/\"right\".\n\n### Operating system\n\nlinux\n\n### Matplotlib Version\n\n3.5.0.dev2254+g97ba9d41ef\n\n### Matplotlib Backend\n\nany\n\n### Python version\n\n3.9\n\n### Jupyter version\n\nno\n\n### Other libraries\n\n_No response_\n\n### Installation\n\n_No response_\n\n### Conda channel\n\n_No response_","author":{"url":"https://github.com/anntzer","@type":"Person","name":"anntzer"},"datePublished":"2021-10-11T14:09:54.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":3},"url":"https://github.com/21337/matplotlib/issues/21337"}