matplotlib
diff --git a/‎lib/matplotlib/colorbar.py
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Lines changed: 35 additions & 34 deletions
diff --git a/‎lib/matplotlib/colorbar.pyi
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diff --git a/‎lib/matplotlib/tests/test_colorbar.py
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@@ -430,44 +430,51 @@ def __init__(self, ax, mappable=None, *, cmap=None,
         self._extend_cid2 = self.ax.callbacks.connect(
             "ylim_changed", self._do_extends)
 
+    @property
+    def long_axis(self):
+        """Axis that has decorations (ticks, etc) on it."""
+        if self.orientation == 'vertical':
+            return self.ax.yaxis
+        return self.ax.xaxis
+
     @property
     def locator(self):
         """Major tick `.Locator` for the colorbar."""
-        return self._long_axis().get_major_locator()
+        return self.long_axis.get_major_locator()
 
     @locator.setter
     def locator(self, loc):
-        self._long_axis().set_major_locator(loc)
+        self.long_axis.set_major_locator(loc)
         self._locator = loc
 
     @property
     def minorlocator(self):
         """Minor tick `.Locator` for the colorbar."""
-        return self._long_axis().get_minor_locator()
+        return self.long_axis.get_minor_locator()
 
     @minorlocator.setter
     def minorlocator(self, loc):
-        self._long_axis().set_minor_locator(loc)
+        self.long_axis.set_minor_locator(loc)
         self._minorlocator = loc
 
     @property
     def formatter(self):
         """Major tick label `.Formatter` for the colorbar."""
-        return self._long_axis().get_major_formatter()
+        return self.long_axis.get_major_formatter()
 
     @formatter.setter
     def formatter(self, fmt):
-        self._long_axis().set_major_formatter(fmt)
+        self.long_axis.set_major_formatter(fmt)
         self._formatter = fmt
 
     @property
     def minorformatter(self):
         """Minor tick `.Formatter` for the colorbar."""
-        return self._long_axis().get_minor_formatter()
+        return self.long_axis.get_minor_formatter()
 
     @minorformatter.setter
     def minorformatter(self, fmt):
-        self._long_axis().set_minor_formatter(fmt)
+        self.long_axis.set_minor_formatter(fmt)
         self._minorformatter = fmt
 
     def _cbar_cla(self):
@@ -526,7 +533,7 @@ def _draw_all(self):
         else:
             if mpl.rcParams['xtick.minor.visible']:
                 self.minorticks_on()
-        self._long_axis().set(label_position=self.ticklocation,
+        self.long_axis.set(label_position=self.ticklocation,
                               ticks_position=self.ticklocation)
         self._short_axis().set_ticks([])
         self._short_axis().set_ticks([], minor=True)
@@ -545,7 +552,7 @@ def _draw_all(self):
         # also adds the outline path to self.outline spine:
         self._do_extends()
         lower, upper = self.vmin, self.vmax
+        if self.long_axis.get_inverted():
             # If the axis is inverted, we need to swap the vmin/vmax
             lower, upper = upper, lower
         if self.orientation == 'vertical':
@@ -686,7 +693,7 @@ def _do_extends(self, ax=None):
             if self.orientation == 'horizontal':
                 xy = xy[:, ::-1]
             # add the patch
-            val = -1 if self._long_axis().get_inverted() else 0
+            val = -1 if self.long_axis.get_inverted() else 0
             color = self.cmap(self.norm(self._values[val]))
             patch = mpatches.PathPatch(
                 mpath.Path(xy), facecolor=color, alpha=self.alpha,
@@ -710,7 +717,7 @@ def _do_extends(self, ax=None):
             if self.orientation == 'horizontal':
                 xy = xy[:, ::-1]
             # add the patch
-            val = 0 if self._long_axis().get_inverted() else -1
+            val = 0 if self.long_axis.get_inverted() else -1
             color = self.cmap(self.norm(self._values[val]))
             hatch_idx = len(self._y) - 1
             patch = mpatches.PathPatch(
@@ -812,9 +819,9 @@ def update_ticks(self):
         """
         # Get the locator and formatter; defaults to self._locator if not None.
         self._get_ticker_locator_formatter()
-        self._long_axis().set_major_locator(self._locator)
-        self._long_axis().set_minor_locator(self._minorlocator)
-        self._long_axis().set_major_formatter(self._formatter)
+        self.long_axis.set_major_locator(self._locator)
+        self.long_axis.set_minor_locator(self._minorlocator)
+        self.long_axis.set_major_formatter(self._formatter)
 
     def _get_ticker_locator_formatter(self):
         """
@@ -849,15 +856,15 @@ def _get_ticker_locator_formatter(self):
             if locator is None:
                 # we haven't set the locator explicitly, so use the default
                 # for this axis:
-                locator = self._long_axis().get_major_locator()
+                locator = self.long_axis.get_major_locator()
             if minorlocator is None:
-                minorlocator = self._long_axis().get_minor_locator()
+                minorlocator = self.long_axis.get_minor_locator()
 
         if minorlocator is None:
             minorlocator = ticker.NullLocator()
 
         if formatter is None:
-            formatter = self._long_axis().get_major_formatter()
+            formatter = self.long_axis.get_major_formatter()
 
         self._locator = locator
         self._formatter = formatter
@@ -881,12 +888,12 @@ def set_ticks(self, ticks, *, labels=None, minor=False, **kwargs):
             pass *labels*. In other cases, please use `~.Axes.tick_params`.
         """
         if np.iterable(ticks):
-            self._long_axis().set_ticks(ticks, labels=labels, minor=minor,
+            self.long_axis.set_ticks(ticks, labels=labels, minor=minor,
                                         **kwargs)
-            self._locator = self._long_axis().get_major_locator()
+            self._locator = self.long_axis.get_major_locator()
         else:
             self._locator = ticks
-            self._long_axis().set_major_locator(self._locator)
+            self.long_axis.set_major_locator(self._locator)
         self.stale = True
 
     def get_ticks(self, minor=False):
@@ -899,9 +906,9 @@ def get_ticks(self, minor=False):
             if True return the minor ticks.
         """
         if minor:
-            return self._long_axis().get_minorticklocs()
+            return self.long_axis.get_minorticklocs()
         else:
-            return self._long_axis().get_majorticklocs()
+            return self.long_axis.get_majorticklocs()
 
     def set_ticklabels(self, ticklabels, *, minor=False, **kwargs):
         """
@@ -936,7 +943,7 @@ def set_ticklabels(self, ticklabels, *, minor=False, **kwargs):
         **kwargs
             `.Text` properties for the labels.
         """
-        self._long_axis().set_ticklabels(ticklabels, minor=minor, **kwargs)
+        self.long_axis.set_ticklabels(ticklabels, minor=minor, **kwargs)
 
     def minorticks_on(self):
         """
@@ -948,7 +955,7 @@ def minorticks_on(self):
     def minorticks_off(self):
         """Turn the minor ticks of the colorbar off."""
         self._minorlocator = ticker.NullLocator()
-        self._long_axis().set_minor_locator(self._minorlocator)
+        self.long_axis.set_minor_locator(self._minorlocator)
 
     def set_label(self, label, *, loc=None, **kwargs):
         """
@@ -1013,7 +1020,7 @@ def _set_scale(self, scale, **kwargs):
         `matplotlib.scale.register_scale`. These scales can then also
         be used here.
         """
-        self._long_axis()._set_axes_scale(scale, **kwargs)
+        self.long_axis._set_axes_scale(scale, **kwargs)
 
     def remove(self):
         """
@@ -1285,20 +1292,14 @@ def _get_extension_lengths(self, frac, automin, automax, default=0.05):
 
     def _extend_lower(self):
         """Return whether the lower limit is open ended."""
-        minmax = "max" if self._long_axis().get_inverted() else "min"
+        minmax = "max" if self.long_axis.get_inverted() else "min"
         return self.extend in ('both', minmax)
 
     def _extend_upper(self):
         """Return whether the upper limit is open ended."""
-        minmax = "min" if self._long_axis().get_inverted() else "max"
+        minmax = "min" if self.long_axis.get_inverted() else "max"
         return self.extend in ('both', minmax)
 
-    def _long_axis(self):
-        """Return the long axis"""
-        if self.orientation == 'vertical':
-            return self.ax.yaxis
-        return self.ax.xaxis
-
     def _short_axis(self):
         """Return the short axis"""
         if self.orientation == 'vertical':
 
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import matplotlib.spines as mspines
 from matplotlib import cm, collections, colors, contour, colorizer
 from matplotlib.axes import Axes
+from matplotlib.axis import Axis
 from matplotlib.backend_bases import RendererBase
 from matplotlib.patches import Patch
 from matplotlib.ticker import Locator, Formatter
@@ -63,6 +64,8 @@ class Colorbar:
         location: Literal["left", "right", "top", "bottom"] | None = ...
     ) -> None: ...
     @property
+    def long_axis(self) -> Axis: ...
+    @property
     def locator(self) -> Locator: ...
     @locator.setter
     def locator(self, loc: Locator) -> None: ...
 
@@ -1139,6 +1139,7 @@ def test_colorbar_set_formatter_locator():
     fmt = LogFormatter()
     cb.minorformatter = fmt
     assert cb.ax.yaxis.get_minor_formatter() is fmt
+    assert cb.long_axis is cb.ax.yaxis
 
 
 @image_comparison(['colorbar_extend_alpha.png'], remove_text=True,