From 4ca5d5e896d49245bc63f2e7aa606d322999b336 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kyra Cho <kyra.c@columbia.edu>
Date: Sun, 8 Dec 2024 00:18:40 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] Backport PR #29249: [Bug Fix] Fix reverse mapping for
 _translate_tick_params

---
 lib/matplotlib/axis.py            | 17 +++++++++++------
 lib/matplotlib/tests/test_axis.py |  9 +++++++++
 2 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/axis.py b/lib/matplotlib/axis.py
index dc816eccc30a..56eeb0e4169b 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/axis.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/axis.py
@@ -1053,8 +1053,8 @@ def get_tick_params(self, which='major'):
             )
         return self._translate_tick_params(self._minor_tick_kw, reverse=True)
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def _translate_tick_params(kw, reverse=False):
+    @classmethod
+    def _translate_tick_params(cls, kw, reverse=False):
         """
         Translate the kwargs supported by `.Axis.set_tick_params` to kwargs
         supported by `.Tick._apply_params`.
@@ -1096,10 +1096,15 @@ def _translate_tick_params(kw, reverse=False):
             'labeltop': 'label2On',
         }
         if reverse:
-            kwtrans = {
-                oldkey: kw_.pop(newkey)
-                for oldkey, newkey in keymap.items() if newkey in kw_
-            }
+            kwtrans = {}
+            is_x_axis = cls.axis_name == 'x'
+            y_axis_keys = ['left', 'right', 'labelleft', 'labelright']
+            for oldkey, newkey in keymap.items():
+                if newkey in kw_:
+                    if is_x_axis and oldkey in y_axis_keys:
+                        continue
+                    else:
+                        kwtrans[oldkey] = kw_.pop(newkey)
         else:
             kwtrans = {
                 newkey: kw_.pop(oldkey)
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_axis.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_axis.py
index 33af30662a33..c1b09006607d 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_axis.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_axis.py
@@ -29,3 +29,12 @@ def test_axis_not_in_layout():
     # Positions should not be affected by overlapping 100 label
     assert ax1_left.get_position().bounds == ax2_left.get_position().bounds
     assert ax1_right.get_position().bounds == ax2_right.get_position().bounds
+
+
+def test_translate_tick_params_reverse():
+    fig, ax = plt.subplots()
+    kw = {'label1On': 'a', 'label2On': 'b', 'tick1On': 'c', 'tick2On': 'd'}
+    assert (ax.xaxis._translate_tick_params(kw, reverse=True) ==
+            {'labelbottom': 'a', 'labeltop': 'b', 'bottom': 'c', 'top': 'd'})
+    assert (ax.yaxis._translate_tick_params(kw, reverse=True) ==
+            {'labelleft': 'a', 'labelright': 'b', 'left': 'c', 'right': 'd'})