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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"[Bug]: Setting ticks marks on a single spine doesn't work properly","articleBody":"### Bug summary\n\nWhen setting the tick length on the top spine only, it is also applied to the bottom spine, creating space between the bottom of the chart and the axis labels.\n\n### Code for reproduction\n\n```python\nimport matplotlib.pyplot as plt\r\n\r\nfig, ax = plt.subplots()\r\nax.plot(range(2020, 2025),\r\n        range(-2, 3))\r\n\r\nax.spines['top'].set_position('zero')\r\nax.spines['bottom'].set_visible(False)\r\nax.tick_params(labelbottom=True, labeltop=False, bottom=False, top=True)\r\nax.spines['top'].axis.set_tick_params(length=10)\r\nax.set_xticks(range(2020, 2025))\r\n\r\nplt.show()\n```\n\n\n### Actual outcome\n\n![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/63314097/215852450-5f0db731-6256-48df-893c-1ff1352b8d38.png)\r\n\n\n### Expected outcome\n\n![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/63314097/215852485-16f455c4-30f5-4905-b0ca-336d9aea5399.png)\r\n\n\n### Additional information\n\n_No response_\n\n### Operating system\n\nWindows\n\n### Matplotlib Version\n\n3.3.4\n\n### Matplotlib Backend\n\nTkAgg\n\n### Python version\n\n3.6.13\n\n### Jupyter version\n\n_No response_\n\n### Installation\n\npip","author":{"url":"https://github.com/WWakker","@type":"Person","name":"WWakker"},"datePublished":"2023-01-31T18:40:41.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":3},"url":"https://github.com/25117/matplotlib/issues/25117"}