Bug summary

plt.subplots in matplotlib 3.8.0 returns tuple[Figure, Any], so Pylance doesn't know the type of ax

Code for reproduction

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
from matplotlib.axes import Axes        # added this

fig, ax = plt.subplots()
ax: Axes                                # added this

fruits = ['apple', 'blueberry', 'cherry', 'orange']
counts = [40, 100, 30, 55]
colours = ['red', 'blue', 'red', 'orange']

ax.bar(fruits, counts, label=colours, color=colours)

ax.set_ylabel('fruit supply')
ax.set_title('Fruit supply by kind and color')
ax.legend(title='Fruit color')

plt.show()

Actual outcome

The intelisense does not work for ax so it has to be explicitly typehinted.

Expected outcome

The import of Axes and the typehint of ax should not be required.

Additional information

please see this stackoverflow link: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/77368904/methods-and-attributes-do-not-show-when-dot-is-pressed-intellisense

Operating system

windows 11

Matplotlib Version

3.8.0

Matplotlib Backend

TkAgg

Python version

3.12

Jupyter version

No response

Installation

pip