diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/pyplot.py b/lib/matplotlib/pyplot.py
index e9c30eb13deb..18af2cbf430c 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/pyplot.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/pyplot.py
@@ -2834,7 +2834,7 @@ def spy(
     __ret = gca().spy(
         Z=Z, precision=precision, marker=marker,
         markersize=markersize, aspect=aspect, origin=origin, **kwargs)
-    if isinstance(ret, cm.ScalarMappable): sci(__ret)
+    if isinstance(__ret, cm.ScalarMappable): sci(__ret)
     return __ret
 
 # Autogenerated by boilerplate.py.  Do not edit as changes will be lost.
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/testing/decorators.py b/lib/matplotlib/testing/decorators.py
index df80c150d353..faba2e24718f 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/testing/decorators.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/testing/decorators.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from distutils.version import StrictVersion
 import functools
+import inspect
 import os
 from pathlib import Path
 import shutil
diff --git a/tools/boilerplate.py b/tools/boilerplate.py
index 0c8b92df15e5..25bae7c7814b 100644
--- a/tools/boilerplate.py
+++ b/tools/boilerplate.py
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ def boilerplate_gen():
         'pcolormesh': 'sci(__ret)',
         'hist2d': 'sci(__ret[-1])',
         'imshow': 'sci(__ret)',
-        'spy': 'if isinstance(ret, cm.ScalarMappable): sci(__ret)',
+        'spy': 'if isinstance(__ret, cm.ScalarMappable): sci(__ret)',
         'quiver': 'sci(__ret)',
         'specgram': 'sci(__ret[-1])',
         'streamplot': 'sci(__ret.lines)',