Use named args for xticks, yticks in pyplot

Zac-HD · Zac-HD · commit 41e01e96a26d · 2018-04-28T00:11:00.000+10:00
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/pyplot.py b/lib/matplotlib/pyplot.py
@@ -1552,7 +1552,7 @@ def yscale(scale, **kwargs):
     gca().set_yscale(scale, **kwargs)
 
 
-def xticks(*args, **kwargs):
+def xticks(locs=None, labels=None, **kwargs):
     """
     Get or set the current tick locations and labels of the x-axis.
 
@@ -1614,24 +1614,23 @@ def xticks(*args, **kwargs):
     """
     ax = gca()
 
-    if len(args)==0:
+    if locs is None and labels is None:
         locs = ax.get_xticks()
         labels = ax.get_xticklabels()
-    elif len(args)==1:
-        locs = ax.set_xticks(args[0])
+    elif labels is None:
+        locs = ax.set_xticks(locs)
         labels = ax.get_xticklabels()
-    elif len(args)==2:
-        locs = ax.set_xticks(args[0])
-        labels = ax.set_xticklabels(args[1], **kwargs)
-    else: raise TypeError('Illegal number of arguments to xticks')
-    if len(kwargs):
+    else:
+        locs = ax.set_xticks(locs)
+        labels = ax.set_xticklabels(labels, **kwargs)
+    if kwargs:
         for l in labels:
             l.update(kwargs)
 
     return locs, silent_list('Text xticklabel', labels)
 
 
-def yticks(*args, **kwargs):
+def yticks(locs=None, labels=None, **kwargs):
     """
     Get or set the current tick locations and labels of the y-axis.
 
@@ -1693,24 +1692,20 @@ def yticks(*args, **kwargs):
     """
     ax = gca()
 
-    if len(args)==0:
+    if locs is None and labels is None:
         locs = ax.get_yticks()
         labels = ax.get_yticklabels()
-    elif len(args)==1:
-        locs = ax.set_yticks(args[0])
+    elif labels is None:
+        locs = ax.set_yticks(locs)
         labels = ax.get_yticklabels()
-    elif len(args)==2:
-        locs = ax.set_yticks(args[0])
-        labels = ax.set_yticklabels(args[1], **kwargs)
-    else: raise TypeError('Illegal number of arguments to yticks')
-    if len(kwargs):
+    else:
+        locs = ax.set_yticks(locs)
+        labels = ax.set_yticklabels(labels, **kwargs)
+    if kwargs:
         for l in labels:
             l.update(kwargs)
 
-
-    return ( locs,
-             silent_list('Text yticklabel', labels)
-             )
+    return locs, silent_list('Text yticklabel', labels)
 
 
 def minorticks_on():
