I would like to work on this issue. please guide me @dstansby @timhoffm what need to be done since it is my first contribution. From above i understood that rcParams is a global object which can be used across the module. In this we need to add the method to set a default value for ticker module and in the ticker module's AutoMinorLocator method we need to check if the default exist in the rcParams and use it. Please let me know if i understood it right or not and suggest if any corrections.

Welcome to matplotlib!

General information how to contribute and setup your local development environment can be found at https://matplotlib.org/devel/contributing.html.

For this specific feature:

• Come up with a reasonable parameter name and allowed values. In particular, these values should be the same as in AutoMinorLocator.__init__. But do we want to change the meaning of None there to mean "use rcParams"? If so we need a different value for "4-5".
• Add a new entry in matplotlib.rcsetup.defaultParams and write a corresponding validator.
• Add the new key to matplotlibrc.template.
• use the parameter in AutoMinorLocator.__init__.
• Write a test for the parameter.
• Submit a pull request.

If you have questions, you can always ask here, or if it's easier also start with an incomplete PR and ask there in the context of your proposed code.

I would like to work on this issue if it is available. I was thinking the best way to tackle it would be to add an rcParam for the tick count, or use one of the existing one (i don't think any of them tell us this though). Is it okay to add rcParams, or should I try a different approach?

Hi everyone, is this still a relevant issue? I think I gained a common sense from the provided comments and reading the code for AutoMinorLocator, so I could try to implement it.

@IlievskiV There is an open PR for this at #16762. Perhaps ping the author there if you are interested in taking this up?

@jklymak sure, I just did it. Thanks for the suggestion!