matplotlib · story645 · Aug 24, 2023 · Jul 12, 2023 · Jul 12, 2023 · Aug 10, 2023
diff --git a/doc/api/axes_api.rst b/doc/api/axes_api.rst
@@ -335,6 +335,8 @@ Autoscaling and margins
    Axes.use_sticky_edges
 
    Axes.margins
+   Axes.get_xmargin
+   Axes.get_ymargin
    Axes.set_xmargin
    Axes.set_ymargin
 

diff --git a/doc/api/toolkits/mplot3d/axes3d.rst b/doc/api/toolkits/mplot3d/axes3d.rst
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ Autoscaling and margins
    :template: autosummary.rst
    :nosignatures:
 
+   get_zmargin
    set_zmargin
    margins
    autoscale

diff --git a/doc/users/next_whats_new/margin_getters.rst b/doc/users/next_whats_new/margin_getters.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Getters for xmargin, ymargin and zmargin
+----------------------------------------
+``.Axes.get_xmargin()``, ``.Axes.get_ymargin()`` and ``.Axes3D.get_zmargin()`` methods have been added to return
+the margin values set by ``.Axes.set_xmargin()``, ``.Axes.set_ymargin()`` and ``.Axes3D.set_zmargin()``, respectively.
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/axes/_base.py b/lib/matplotlib/axes/_base.py
@@ -2617,6 +2617,38 @@ def use_sticky_edges(self, b):
         self._use_sticky_edges = bool(b)
         # No effect until next autoscaling, which will mark the Axes as stale.
 
+    def get_xmargin(self):
+        """
+        Retrieve autoscaling margin of the x-axis.
+
+        .. versionadded:: 3.7
-        .. versionadded:: 3.7
+        .. versionadded:: 3.9
-        .. versionadded:: 3.7
+        .. versionadded:: 3.9
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        xmargin : float
+
+        See Also
+        --------
+        matplotlib.axes.Axes.set_xmargin
+        """
+        return self._xmargin
+
+    def get_ymargin(self):
+        """
+        Retrieve autoscaling margin of the y-axis.
+
+        .. versionadded:: 3.7
-        .. versionadded:: 3.7
+        .. versionadded:: 3.9
-        .. versionadded:: 3.7
+        .. versionadded:: 3.9
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        ymargin : float
+
+        See Also
+        --------
+        matplotlib.axes.Axes.set_ymargin
+        """
+        return self._ymargin
+
     def set_xmargin(self, m):
         """
         Set padding of X data limits prior to autoscaling.

diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/axes/_base.pyi b/lib/matplotlib/axes/_base.pyi
@@ -242,6 +242,8 @@ class _AxesBase(martist.Artist):
     def use_sticky_edges(self) -> bool: ...
     @use_sticky_edges.setter
     def use_sticky_edges(self, b: bool) -> None: ...
+    def get_xmargin(self) -> float: ...
+    def get_ymargin(self) -> float: ...
     def set_xmargin(self, m: float) -> None: ...
     def set_ymargin(self, m: float) -> None: ...
 

diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_axes.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_axes.py
@@ -6153,6 +6153,14 @@ def test_margins():
                               ymax + (ymax - ymin) * 0.5)
 
 
+def test_margin_getters():
+    fig = plt.figure()
+    ax = fig.add_subplot()
+    ax.margins(0.2, 0.3)
+    assert ax.get_xmargin() == 0.2
+    assert ax.get_ymargin() == 0.3
+
+
 def test_set_margin_updates_limits():
     mpl.style.use("default")
     fig, ax = plt.subplots()

diff --git a/lib/mpl_toolkits/mplot3d/axes3d.py b/lib/mpl_toolkits/mplot3d/axes3d.py
@@ -513,6 +513,22 @@ def update_datalim(self, xys, **kwargs):
     get_autoscalez_on = _axis_method_wrapper("zaxis", "_get_autoscale_on")
     set_autoscalez_on = _axis_method_wrapper("zaxis", "_set_autoscale_on")
 
+    def get_zmargin(self):
+        """
+        Retrieve autoscaling margin of the z-axis.
+
+        .. versionadded:: 3.7
-        .. versionadded:: 3.7
+        .. versionadded:: 3.9
-        .. versionadded:: 3.7
+        .. versionadded:: 3.9
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        zmargin : float
+
+        See Also
+        --------
+        mpl_toolkits.mplot3d.axes3d.Axes3D.set_zmargin
+        """
+        return self._zmargin
+
     def set_zmargin(self, m):
         """
         Set padding of Z data limits prior to autoscaling.

diff --git a/lib/mpl_toolkits/mplot3d/tests/test_axes3d.py b/lib/mpl_toolkits/mplot3d/tests/test_axes3d.py
@@ -1994,6 +1994,15 @@ def test_margins():
     assert ax.margins() == (0, 0.1, 0)
 
 
+def test_margin_getters():
+    fig = plt.figure()
+    ax = fig.add_subplot(projection='3d')
+    ax.margins(0.1, 0.2, 0.3)
+    assert ax.get_xmargin() == 0.1
+    assert ax.get_ymargin() == 0.2
+    assert ax.get_zmargin() == 0.3
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('err, args, kwargs, match', (
         (ValueError, (-1,), {}, r'margin must be greater than -0\.5'),
         (ValueError, (1, -1, 1), {}, r'margin must be greater than -0\.5'),