matplotlib
diff --git a/‎lib/matplotlib/ticker.py
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@@ -1435,7 +1435,11 @@ def __call__(self, x, pos=None):
             xp = (x - self.offset) / (10. ** self.orderOfMagnitude)
             if abs(xp) < 1e-8:
                 xp = 0
-            return self._format_maybe_minus_and_locale(self.format, xp)
+            # The ScalarFormatter.__call__ reads the locale here as well. We
+            # don't care about it, and we want the ticks to also get the unit
+            # with the best prefix as computed by self.format_data that is
+            # produced by it doesn't 
+            return self.fix_minus(self.format_data(xp))
 
     def set_locs(self, locs):
         # docstring inherited