Allow zero sized ticks

scopatz · scopatz · commit 874ccdd29789 · 2017-01-26T19:07:37.000-05:00
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/axis.py b/lib/matplotlib/axis.py
@@ -2020,7 +2020,10 @@ def get_tick_space(self):
         # There is a heuristic here that the aspect ratio of tick text
         # is no more than 3:1
         size = tick.label1.get_size() * 3
-        return int(np.floor(length / size))
+        if size > 0:
+            return int(np.floor(length / size))
+        else:
+            return 2**31 - 1
 
 
 class YAxis(Axis):
@@ -2353,4 +2356,7 @@ def get_tick_space(self):
         tick = self._get_tick(True)
         # Having a spacing of at least 2 just looks good.
         size = tick.label1.get_size() * 2.0
-        return int(np.floor(length / size))
+        if size > 0:
+            return int(np.floor(length / size))
+        else:
+            return 2**31 - 1
