BUG : fix cla behavior with twinx

tacaswell · tacaswell · commit 9ba3872780bd · 2014-10-11T00:11:28.000-04:00
Closes #3633 Added more special-case logic for twined axes. This needs a test
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/axes/_base.py b/lib/matplotlib/axes/_base.py
@@ -816,6 +816,16 @@ def _gen_axes_spines(self, locations=None, offset=0.0, units='inches'):
     def cla(self):
         """Clear the current axes."""
         # Note: this is called by Axes.__init__()
+
+        # stash the current visibility state
+        if hasattr(self, 'patch'):
+            patch_visible = self.patch.get_visible()
+        else:
+            patch_visible = True
+
+        yaxis_visible = self.xaxis.get_visible()
+        xaxis_visible = self.yaxis.get_visible()
+
         self.xaxis.cla()
         self.yaxis.cla()
         for name, spine in six.iteritems(self.spines):
@@ -941,6 +951,13 @@ def cla(self):
 
         self._shared_x_axes.clean()
         self._shared_y_axes.clean()
+        if self._sharex:
+            self.xaxis.set_visible(xaxis_visible)
+            self.patch.set_visible(patch_visible)
+
+        if self._sharey:
+            self.yaxis.set_visible(yaxis_visible)
+            self.patch.set_visible(patch_visible)
 
     def clear(self):
         """clear the axes"""
