FIX: ignore axes that aren't visible

jklymak · jklymak · commit 8a12e8bf4644 · 2020-01-09T09:27:32.000-08:00
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/_constrained_layout.py b/lib/matplotlib/_constrained_layout.py
@@ -254,10 +254,7 @@ def _make_ghost_gridspec_slots(fig, gs):
             # this gridspec slot doesn't have an axis so we
             # make a "ghost".
             ax = fig.add_subplot(gs[nn])
-            ax.set_frame_on(False)
-            ax.set_xticks([])
-            ax.set_yticks([])
-            ax.set_facecolor((1, 0, 0, 0))
+            ax.set_visible(False)
 
 
 def _make_layout_margins(ax, renderer, h_pad, w_pad):
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/backend_bases.py b/lib/matplotlib/backend_bases.py
@@ -1832,7 +1832,7 @@ def enter_notify_event(self, guiEvent=None, xy=None):
 
     def inaxes(self, xy):
         """
-        Return the topmost `~.axes.Axes` containing the point *xy*.
+        Return the topmost visible `~.axes.Axes` containing the point *xy*.
 
         Parameters
         ----------
@@ -1842,11 +1842,10 @@ def inaxes(self, xy):
         Returns
         -------
         axes : `~matplotlib.axes.Axes` or None
-            The topmost axes containing the point, or None if no axes.
+            The topmost visible axes containing the point, or None if no axes.
         """
         axes_list = [a for a in self.figure.get_axes()
-                     if a.patch.contains_point(xy)]
-
+                     if a.patch.contains_point(xy) and a.get_visible()]
         if axes_list:
             axes = cbook._topmost_artist(axes_list)
         else:
