matplotlib
diff --git a/‎lib/matplotlib/axes/_axes.py
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diff --git a/‎lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_axes/barh_bottom_string_labels.png
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diff --git a/‎lib/matplotlib/tests/test_axes.py
Lines changed: 16 additions & 1 deletion b/‎lib/matplotlib/tests/test_axes.py
Lines changed: 16 additions & 1 deletion
@@ -1813,8 +1813,8 @@ def bar(self, left, height, width=0.8, bottom=None, **kwargs):
 
         Parameters
         ----------
-        left : sequence of scalars
-            the x coordinates of the left sides of the bars
+        left : sequence of scalars or strings
+            the x coordinates or labels of the left sides of the bars
 
         height : sequence of scalars
             the heights of the bars
@@ -1823,7 +1823,7 @@ def bar(self, left, height, width=0.8, bottom=None, **kwargs):
             the width(s) of the bars
 
         bottom : scalar or array-like, optional, default: None
-            the y coordinate(s) of the bars
+            the y coordinate(s) or labels of the bars
 
         color : scalar or array-like, optional
             the colors of the bar faces
@@ -1945,6 +1945,11 @@ def make_iterable(x):
                 width *= nbars
             if len(bottom) == 1:
                 bottom *= nbars
+            if nbars and cbook.is_sequence_of_strings(left):
+                ticks_loc = [i + width[i]/2 for i in range(nbars)]
+                self.xaxis.set_ticks(ticks_loc)
+                self.xaxis.set_ticklabels(left)
+                left = range(nbars)
         elif orientation == 'horizontal':
             self._process_unit_info(xdata=width, ydata=bottom, kwargs=kwargs)
             if log:
@@ -1960,6 +1965,11 @@ def make_iterable(x):
                 left *= nbars
             if len(height) == 1:
                 height *= nbars
+            if nbars and cbook.is_sequence_of_strings(bottom):
+                ticks_loc = [i + height[i]/2 for i in range(nbars)]
+                self.yaxis.set_ticks(ticks_loc)
+                self.yaxis.set_ticklabels(bottom)
+                bottom = range(nbars)
         else:
             raise ValueError('invalid orientation: %s' % orientation)
 
@@ -2110,7 +2120,7 @@ def barh(self, bottom, width, height=0.8, left=None, **kwargs):
         Parameters
         ----------
         bottom : scalar or array-like
-            the y coordinate(s) of the bars
+            the y coordinate(s) or labels of the bars
 
         width : scalar or array-like
             the width(s) of the bars
 
@@ -131,7 +131,6 @@ def test_twinx_cla():
 
 @image_comparison(baseline_images=["minorticks_on_rcParams_both"], extensions=['png'])
 def test_minorticks_on_rcParams_both():
-    
     fig = plt.figure()
     matplotlib.rcParams['xtick.minor.visible'] = True
     matplotlib.rcParams['ytick.minor.visible'] = True
@@ -1005,6 +1004,22 @@ def test_marker_edges():
     ax.plot(x+0.2, np.sin(x), 'y.', ms=30.0, mew=2, mec='b')
 
 
+@image_comparison(baseline_images=['bar_left_string_labels'],
+                  extensions=['png'])
+def test_bar_left_string_labels():
+    # From 2516: plot bar with array of string labels for x axis
+    ax = plt.gca()
+    ax.bar(['a', 'b', 'c'], [1, 2, 3], width=[0.1, 0.5, 0.8])
+
+
+@image_comparison(baseline_images=['barh_bottom_string_labels'],
+                  extensions=['png'])
+def test_barh_bottom_string_labels():
+    # From 2516: plot barh with array of string labels for y axis
+    ax = plt.gca()
+    ax.barh(['a', 'b', 'c'], [1, 2, 3], height=[0.1, 0.5, 0.8])
+
+
 @image_comparison(baseline_images=['hist_log'],
                   remove_text=True)
 def test_hist_log():