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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"[Doc]: Use tick_params() instead of iterating over tick labels for setting tick properties","articleBody":"### Documentation Link\n\n_No response_\n\n### Problem\n\nAt first sight, the effects of (1)\r\n```\r\nax.tick_params(axis='x', labelrotation=90)\r\n```\r\nand (2)\r\n```\r\nfor label in ax.get_xticklabels():\r\n    label.set_rotation(90)\r\n```\r\nlook similar.\r\n\r\nHowever, the first solution is to be preferred:\r\n- It's shorter.\r\n- There's a fundamental difference: Tick label instances are not stable. They may be deleted, moved around or new ones created,  e.g. when you pan or zoom the plot.(1) affects all current tick labels and sets the default for future ones. (2) only modifies the current labels. That means you can get labels with a different style when you manipulate the figure. This is almost never wanted. Therefore (2) is discouraged and we should remove it from our examples.\n\n### Suggested improvement\n\n1. Search through the `examples` and `tutorials` files. Suggest regular expression `in.*ticklabels\\(\\)`\r\n2. Replace the `for` loop with a call to `tick_params()`. (Note: Not every property of ticks is accessible through `tick_params()` so there may be some rare cases that cannot be replaced as of now.)\r\n3. Validate visually that the old and new  code produce the same figure.\r\n","author":{"url":"https://github.com/timhoffm","@type":"Person","name":"timhoffm"},"datePublished":"2022-06-30T15:06:44.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":4},"url":"https://github.com/23372/matplotlib/issues/23372"}