diff --git a/galleries/examples/lines_bars_and_markers/categorical_variables.pyi b/galleries/examples/lines_bars_and_markers/categorical_variables.pyi
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+from __future__ import annotations
+from matplotlib.figure import Figure
+from matplotlib.axes import Axes
+from numpy.typing import NDArray
+
+data: dict[str, int]
+names: list[str]
+values: list[int]
+fig: Figure
+axs: NDArray[Axes]
+cat: list[str]
+dog: list[str]
+activity: list[str]
+ax: Axes