Dont open renderer group when returning early

scottshambaugh · scottshambaugh · commit 4f6b42c0ebb0 · 2026-01-18T21:08:01.000-07:00
diff --git a/lib/mpl_toolkits/mplot3d/axis3d.py b/lib/mpl_toolkits/mplot3d/axis3d.py
@@ -628,12 +628,12 @@ def draw_grid(self, renderer):
         if not self.axes._draw_grid:
             return
 
-        renderer.open_group("grid3d", gid=self.get_gid())
-
         ticks = self._ticks_to_draw
         if len(ticks) == 0:
             return
 
+        renderer.open_group("grid3d", gid=self.get_gid())
+
         # Get general axis information:
         info = self._axinfo
         index = info["i"]
