matplotlib
diff --git a/‎lib/matplotlib/axis.py
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+8-2Lines changed: 8 additions & 2 deletions b/‎lib/matplotlib/axis.py
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@@ -1108,8 +1108,14 @@ def get_tightbbox(self, renderer):
             return None
 
     def get_tick_padding(self):
-        return max(self.majorTicks[0].get_tick_padding(),
-                   self.minorTicks[0].get_tick_padding())
+        values = []
+        if len(self.majorTicks):
+            values.append(self.majorTicks[0].get_tick_padding())
+        if len(self.minorTicks):
+            values.append(self.minorTicks[0].get_tick_padding())
+        if len(values):
+            return max(values)
+        return 0.0
 
     @allow_rasterization
     def draw(self, renderer, *args, **kwargs):