diff --git a/doc/project/history.rst b/doc/project/history.rst
index 966b7a3caa38..7f148902898b 100644
--- a/doc/project/history.rst
+++ b/doc/project/history.rst
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ Matplotlib logo (2008 - 2015).
 
 
    def add_math_background():
-       ax = fig.add_axes([0., 0., 1., 1.])
+       ax = fig.add_axes((0., 0., 1., 1.))
 
        text = []
        text.append(
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ Matplotlib logo (2008 - 2015).
 
 
    def add_polar_bar():
-       ax = fig.add_axes([0.025, 0.075, 0.2, 0.85], projection='polar')
+       ax = fig.add_axes((0.025, 0.075, 0.2, 0.85), projection='polar')
 
        ax.patch.set_alpha(axalpha)
        ax.set_axisbelow(True)
diff --git a/doc/users/prev_whats_new/dflt_style_changes.rst b/doc/users/prev_whats_new/dflt_style_changes.rst
index a833064b573b..808204383fb8 100644
--- a/doc/users/prev_whats_new/dflt_style_changes.rst
+++ b/doc/users/prev_whats_new/dflt_style_changes.rst
@@ -1005,7 +1005,7 @@ a cleaner separation between subplots.
 
            ax = fig.add_subplot(2, 2, j)
            ax.hist(np.random.beta(0.5, 0.5, 10000), 25, density=True)
-           ax.set_xlim([0, 1])
+           ax.set_xlim(0, 1)
            ax.set_title(title)
 
            ax = fig.add_subplot(2, 2, j + 2)
diff --git a/doc/users/prev_whats_new/whats_new_3.5.0.rst b/doc/users/prev_whats_new/whats_new_3.5.0.rst
index e67573702218..fb156d0c68e8 100644
--- a/doc/users/prev_whats_new/whats_new_3.5.0.rst
+++ b/doc/users/prev_whats_new/whats_new_3.5.0.rst
@@ -274,9 +274,9 @@ of the text inside the Axes of the `.TextBox` widget.
 
     fig = plt.figure(figsize=(4, 3))
     for i, alignment in enumerate(['left', 'center', 'right']):
-            box_input = fig.add_axes([0.1, 0.7 - i*0.3, 0.8, 0.2])
-            text_box = TextBox(ax=box_input, initial=f'{alignment} alignment',
-                               label='', textalignment=alignment)
+        box_input = fig.add_axes((0.1, 0.7 - i*0.3, 0.8, 0.2))
+        text_box = TextBox(ax=box_input, initial=f'{alignment} alignment',
+                           label='', textalignment=alignment)
 
 Simplifying the font setting for usetex mode
 --------------------------------------------
@@ -375,9 +375,9 @@ attribute.
         points = ax.scatter((3, 3), (1, 3), (1, 3), c='red', zorder=10,
                             label='zorder=10')
 
-        ax.set_xlim((0, 5))
-        ax.set_ylim((0, 5))
-        ax.set_zlim((0, 2.5))
+        ax.set_xlim(0, 5)
+        ax.set_ylim(0, 5)
+        ax.set_zlim(0, 2.5)
 
     plane = mpatches.Patch(facecolor='white', edgecolor='black',
                            label='zorder=1')
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ new styling parameters for the added handles.
     ax = ax_old
     valmin = 0
     valinit = 0.5
-    ax.set_xlim([0, 1])
+    ax.set_xlim(0, 1)
     ax_old.axvspan(valmin, valinit, 0, 1)
     ax.axvline(valinit, 0, 1, color="r", lw=1)
     ax.set_xticks([])
diff --git a/galleries/examples/animation/rain.py b/galleries/examples/animation/rain.py
index 4303e567d074..2a354aaa7c94 100644
--- a/galleries/examples/animation/rain.py
+++ b/galleries/examples/animation/rain.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 # Create new Figure and an Axes which fills it.
 fig = plt.figure(figsize=(7, 7))
-ax = fig.add_axes([0, 0, 1, 1], frameon=False)
+ax = fig.add_axes((0, 0, 1, 1), frameon=False)
 ax.set_xlim(0, 1), ax.set_xticks([])
 ax.set_ylim(0, 1), ax.set_yticks([])
 
diff --git a/galleries/examples/animation/simple_scatter.py b/galleries/examples/animation/simple_scatter.py
index 3f8c285810a3..5afef75f6074 100644
--- a/galleries/examples/animation/simple_scatter.py
+++ b/galleries/examples/animation/simple_scatter.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 import matplotlib.animation as animation
 
 fig, ax = plt.subplots()
-ax.set_xlim([0, 10])
+ax.set_xlim(0, 10)
 
 scat = ax.scatter(1, 0)
 x = np.linspace(0, 10)
diff --git a/galleries/examples/axes_grid1/make_room_for_ylabel_using_axesgrid.py b/galleries/examples/axes_grid1/make_room_for_ylabel_using_axesgrid.py
index f130ef4a6de2..7e914ff76b6b 100644
--- a/galleries/examples/axes_grid1/make_room_for_ylabel_using_axesgrid.py
+++ b/galleries/examples/axes_grid1/make_room_for_ylabel_using_axesgrid.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 from mpl_toolkits.axes_grid1.axes_divider import make_axes_area_auto_adjustable
 
 fig = plt.figure()
-ax = fig.add_axes([0, 0, 1, 1])
+ax = fig.add_axes((0, 0, 1, 1))
 
 ax.set_yticks([0.5], labels=["very long label"])
 
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@
 # %%
 
 fig = plt.figure()
-ax1 = fig.add_axes([0, 0, 1, 0.5])
-ax2 = fig.add_axes([0, 0.5, 1, 0.5])
+ax1 = fig.add_axes((0, 0, 1, 0.5))
+ax2 = fig.add_axes((0, 0.5, 1, 0.5))
 
 ax1.set_yticks([0.5], labels=["very long label"])
 ax1.set_ylabel("Y label")
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 # %%
 
 fig = plt.figure()
-ax1 = fig.add_axes([0, 0, 1, 1])
+ax1 = fig.add_axes((0, 0, 1, 1))
 divider = make_axes_locatable(ax1)
 
 ax2 = divider.append_axes("right", "100%", pad=0.3, sharey=ax1)
diff --git a/galleries/examples/axisartist/demo_parasite_axes.py b/galleries/examples/axisartist/demo_parasite_axes.py
index 8565ef455c7e..800b9be32ac8 100644
--- a/galleries/examples/axisartist/demo_parasite_axes.py
+++ b/galleries/examples/axisartist/demo_parasite_axes.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 fig = plt.figure()
 
-host = fig.add_axes([0.15, 0.1, 0.65, 0.8], axes_class=HostAxes)
+host = fig.add_axes((0.15, 0.1, 0.65, 0.8), axes_class=HostAxes)
 par1 = host.get_aux_axes(viewlim_mode=None, sharex=host)
 par2 = host.get_aux_axes(viewlim_mode=None, sharex=host)
 
diff --git a/galleries/examples/event_handling/poly_editor.py b/galleries/examples/event_handling/poly_editor.py
index f6efd8bb8446..9cc2e5373ae5 100644
--- a/galleries/examples/event_handling/poly_editor.py
+++ b/galleries/examples/event_handling/poly_editor.py
@@ -203,6 +203,6 @@ def on_mouse_move(self, event):
     p = PolygonInteractor(ax, poly)
 
     ax.set_title('Click and drag a point to move it')
-    ax.set_xlim((-2, 2))
-    ax.set_ylim((-2, 2))
+    ax.set_xlim(-2, 2)
+    ax.set_ylim(-2, 2)
     plt.show()
diff --git a/galleries/examples/event_handling/pong_sgskip.py b/galleries/examples/event_handling/pong_sgskip.py
index 583e51eacdc5..2c4c35a7cb35 100644
--- a/galleries/examples/event_handling/pong_sgskip.py
+++ b/galleries/examples/event_handling/pong_sgskip.py
@@ -134,9 +134,9 @@ def __init__(self, ax):
         # create the initial line
         self.ax = ax
         ax.xaxis.set_visible(False)
-        ax.set_xlim([0, 7])
+        ax.set_xlim(0, 7)
         ax.yaxis.set_visible(False)
-        ax.set_ylim([-1, 1])
+        ax.set_ylim(-1, 1)
         pad_a_x = 0
         pad_b_x = .50
         pad_a_y = pad_b_y = .30
diff --git a/galleries/examples/images_contours_and_fields/barcode_demo.py b/galleries/examples/images_contours_and_fields/barcode_demo.py
index bdf48ca22531..5df58535650d 100644
--- a/galleries/examples/images_contours_and_fields/barcode_demo.py
+++ b/galleries/examples/images_contours_and_fields/barcode_demo.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 dpi = 100
 
 fig = plt.figure(figsize=(len(code) * pixel_per_bar / dpi, 2), dpi=dpi)
-ax = fig.add_axes([0, 0, 1, 1])  # span the whole figure
+ax = fig.add_axes((0, 0, 1, 1))  # span the whole figure
 ax.set_axis_off()
 ax.imshow(code.reshape(1, -1), cmap='binary', aspect='auto',
           interpolation='nearest')
diff --git a/galleries/examples/images_contours_and_fields/image_antialiasing.py b/galleries/examples/images_contours_and_fields/image_antialiasing.py
index 7f223f6998f2..10f563875767 100644
--- a/galleries/examples/images_contours_and_fields/image_antialiasing.py
+++ b/galleries/examples/images_contours_and_fields/image_antialiasing.py
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@
 # may serve a 100x100 version of the image, which will be downsampled.)
 
 fig = plt.figure(figsize=(2, 2))
-ax = fig.add_axes([0, 0, 1, 1])
+ax = fig.add_axes((0, 0, 1, 1))
 ax.imshow(aa[:400, :400], cmap='RdBu_r', interpolation='nearest')
 plt.show()
 # %%
diff --git a/galleries/examples/images_contours_and_fields/image_exact_placement.py b/galleries/examples/images_contours_and_fields/image_exact_placement.py
index a3b314a7c7c3..7c667dfed1af 100644
--- a/galleries/examples/images_contours_and_fields/image_exact_placement.py
+++ b/galleries/examples/images_contours_and_fields/image_exact_placement.py
@@ -134,13 +134,13 @@ def annotate_rect(ax):
 fig = plt.figure(figsize=(fig_width / dpi, fig_height / dpi), facecolor='aliceblue')
 
 # the position posA must be normalized by the figure width and height:
-ax = fig.add_axes([posA[0] / fig_width, posA[1] / fig_height,
-                   posA[2] / fig_width, posA[3] / fig_height])
+ax = fig.add_axes((posA[0] / fig_width, posA[1] / fig_height,
+                   posA[2] / fig_width, posA[3] / fig_height))
 ax.imshow(A, vmin=-1, vmax=1)
 annotate_rect(ax)
 
-ax = fig.add_axes([posB[0] / fig_width, posB[1] / fig_height,
-                   posB[2] / fig_width, posB[3] / fig_height])
+ax = fig.add_axes((posB[0] / fig_width, posB[1] / fig_height,
+                   posB[2] / fig_width, posB[3] / fig_height))
 ax.imshow(B, vmin=-1, vmax=1)
 plt.show()
 # %%
diff --git a/galleries/examples/lines_bars_and_markers/eventcollection_demo.py b/galleries/examples/lines_bars_and_markers/eventcollection_demo.py
index 1aa2fa622812..6854a13e0974 100644
--- a/galleries/examples/lines_bars_and_markers/eventcollection_demo.py
+++ b/galleries/examples/lines_bars_and_markers/eventcollection_demo.py
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@
 ax.add_collection(yevents2)
 
 # set the limits
-ax.set_xlim([0, 1])
-ax.set_ylim([0, 1])
+ax.set_xlim(0, 1)
+ax.set_ylim(0, 1)
 
 ax.set_title('line plot with data points')
 
diff --git a/galleries/examples/lines_bars_and_markers/markevery_demo.py b/galleries/examples/lines_bars_and_markers/markevery_demo.py
index 919e12cde952..da4da0ecf9f1 100644
--- a/galleries/examples/lines_bars_and_markers/markevery_demo.py
+++ b/galleries/examples/lines_bars_and_markers/markevery_demo.py
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@
 for ax, markevery in zip(axs.flat, cases):
     ax.set_title(f'markevery={markevery}')
     ax.plot(x, y, 'o', ls='-', ms=4, markevery=markevery)
-    ax.set_xlim((6, 6.7))
-    ax.set_ylim((1.1, 1.7))
+    ax.set_xlim(6, 6.7)
+    ax.set_ylim(1.1, 1.7)
 
 # %%
 # markevery on polar plots
diff --git a/galleries/examples/misc/svg_filter_line.py b/galleries/examples/misc/svg_filter_line.py
index c6adec093bee..dd97dc975eda 100644
--- a/galleries/examples/misc/svg_filter_line.py
+++ b/galleries/examples/misc/svg_filter_line.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 import matplotlib.transforms as mtransforms
 
 fig1 = plt.figure()
-ax = fig1.add_axes([0.1, 0.1, 0.8, 0.8])
+ax = fig1.add_axes((0.1, 0.1, 0.8, 0.8))
 
 # draw lines
 l1, = ax.plot([0.1, 0.5, 0.9], [0.1, 0.9, 0.5], "bo-",
diff --git a/galleries/examples/misc/svg_filter_pie.py b/galleries/examples/misc/svg_filter_pie.py
index b823cc9670c9..b19867be9a2f 100644
--- a/galleries/examples/misc/svg_filter_pie.py
+++ b/galleries/examples/misc/svg_filter_pie.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 # make a square figure and Axes
 fig = plt.figure(figsize=(6, 6))
-ax = fig.add_axes([0.1, 0.1, 0.8, 0.8])
+ax = fig.add_axes((0.1, 0.1, 0.8, 0.8))
 
 labels = 'Frogs', 'Hogs', 'Dogs', 'Logs'
 fracs = [15, 30, 45, 10]
diff --git a/galleries/examples/mplot3d/box3d.py b/galleries/examples/mplot3d/box3d.py
index 807e3d496ec6..4d75c8bc2809 100644
--- a/galleries/examples/mplot3d/box3d.py
+++ b/galleries/examples/mplot3d/box3d.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 xmin, xmax = X.min(), X.max()
 ymin, ymax = Y.min(), Y.max()
 zmin, zmax = Z.min(), Z.max()
-ax.set(xlim=[xmin, xmax], ylim=[ymin, ymax], zlim=[zmin, zmax])
+ax.set(xlim=(xmin, xmax), ylim=(ymin, ymax), zlim=(zmin, zmax))
 
 # Plot edges
 edges_kw = dict(color='0.4', linewidth=1, zorder=1e3)
diff --git a/galleries/examples/shapes_and_collections/hatch_demo.py b/galleries/examples/shapes_and_collections/hatch_demo.py
index f2ca490c4e37..8d44dba5489b 100644
--- a/galleries/examples/shapes_and_collections/hatch_demo.py
+++ b/galleries/examples/shapes_and_collections/hatch_demo.py
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@
                                  hatch='*', facecolor='y'))
 axs['patches'].add_patch(Polygon([(10, 20), (30, 50), (50, 10)],
                                  hatch='\\/...', facecolor='g'))
-axs['patches'].set_xlim([0, 40])
-axs['patches'].set_ylim([10, 60])
+axs['patches'].set_xlim(0, 40)
+axs['patches'].set_ylim(10, 60)
 axs['patches'].set_aspect(1)
 plt.show()
 
diff --git a/galleries/examples/showcase/anatomy.py b/galleries/examples/showcase/anatomy.py
index b1fbde9c8d7b..798e4204cad3 100644
--- a/galleries/examples/showcase/anatomy.py
+++ b/galleries/examples/showcase/anatomy.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 Y3 = np.random.uniform(Y1, Y2, len(X))
 
 fig = plt.figure(figsize=(7.5, 7.5))
-ax = fig.add_axes([0.2, 0.17, 0.68, 0.7], aspect=1)
+ax = fig.add_axes((0.2, 0.17, 0.68, 0.7), aspect=1)
 
 ax.xaxis.set_major_locator(MultipleLocator(1.000))
 ax.xaxis.set_minor_locator(AutoMinorLocator(4))
diff --git a/galleries/examples/showcase/firefox.py b/galleries/examples/showcase/firefox.py
index 65682ccd7429..2026d253f6b6 100644
--- a/galleries/examples/showcase/firefox.py
+++ b/galleries/examples/showcase/firefox.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ def svg_parse(path):
 xmax, ymax = verts.max(axis=0) + 1
 
 fig = plt.figure(figsize=(5, 5), facecolor="0.75")  # gray background
-ax = fig.add_axes([0, 0, 1, 1], frameon=False, aspect=1,
+ax = fig.add_axes((0, 0, 1, 1), frameon=False, aspect=1,
                   xlim=(xmin, xmax),  # centering
                   ylim=(ymax, ymin),  # centering, upside down
                   xticks=[], yticks=[])  # no ticks
diff --git a/galleries/examples/showcase/mandelbrot.py b/galleries/examples/showcase/mandelbrot.py
index ab40a061dc03..d8b7faf4c7b8 100644
--- a/galleries/examples/showcase/mandelbrot.py
+++ b/galleries/examples/showcase/mandelbrot.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ def mandelbrot_set(xmin, xmax, ymin, ymax, xn, yn, maxiter, horizon=2.0):
     width = 10
     height = 10*yn/xn
     fig = plt.figure(figsize=(width, height), dpi=dpi)
-    ax = fig.add_axes([0, 0, 1, 1], frameon=False, aspect=1)
+    ax = fig.add_axes((0, 0, 1, 1), frameon=False, aspect=1)
 
     # Shaded rendering
     light = colors.LightSource(azdeg=315, altdeg=10)
diff --git a/galleries/examples/showcase/xkcd.py b/galleries/examples/showcase/xkcd.py
index 3d6d5418a13f..9b4de0a90f5b 100644
--- a/galleries/examples/showcase/xkcd.py
+++ b/galleries/examples/showcase/xkcd.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     ax.spines[['top', 'right']].set_visible(False)
     ax.set_xticks([])
     ax.set_yticks([])
-    ax.set_ylim([-30, 10])
+    ax.set_ylim(-30, 10)
 
     data = np.ones(100)
     data[70:] -= np.arange(30)
@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@
     ax.xaxis.set_ticks_position('bottom')
     ax.set_xticks([0, 1])
     ax.set_xticklabels(['CONFIRMED BY\nEXPERIMENT', 'REFUTED BY\nEXPERIMENT'])
-    ax.set_xlim([-0.5, 1.5])
+    ax.set_xlim(-0.5, 1.5)
     ax.set_yticks([])
-    ax.set_ylim([0, 110])
+    ax.set_ylim(0, 110)
 
     ax.set_title("CLAIMS OF SUPERNATURAL POWERS")
 
diff --git a/galleries/examples/specialty_plots/leftventricle_bullseye.py b/galleries/examples/specialty_plots/leftventricle_bullseye.py
index 3ad02edbc630..285fcdaecc5e 100644
--- a/galleries/examples/specialty_plots/leftventricle_bullseye.py
+++ b/galleries/examples/specialty_plots/leftventricle_bullseye.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ def bullseye_plot(ax, data, seg_bold=None, cmap="viridis", norm=None):
 
     r = np.linspace(0.2, 1, 4)
 
-    ax.set(ylim=[0, 1], xticklabels=[], yticklabels=[])
+    ax.set(ylim=(0, 1), xticklabels=[], yticklabels=[])
     ax.grid(False)  # Remove grid
 
     # Fill segments 1-6, 7-12, 13-16.
diff --git a/galleries/examples/statistics/errorbar_limits.py b/galleries/examples/statistics/errorbar_limits.py
index f1d26460d947..fde18327af83 100644
--- a/galleries/examples/statistics/errorbar_limits.py
+++ b/galleries/examples/statistics/errorbar_limits.py
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
             linestyle='none')
 
 # tidy up the figure
-ax.set_xlim((0, 5.5))
+ax.set_xlim(0, 5.5)
 ax.set_title('Errorbar upper and lower limits')
 plt.show()
 
diff --git a/galleries/examples/subplots_axes_and_figures/axes_demo.py b/galleries/examples/subplots_axes_and_figures/axes_demo.py
index 07f3ca2070c2..16db465449a4 100644
--- a/galleries/examples/subplots_axes_and_figures/axes_demo.py
+++ b/galleries/examples/subplots_axes_and_figures/axes_demo.py
@@ -33,12 +33,12 @@
 main_ax.set_title('Gaussian colored noise')
 
 # this is an inset Axes over the main Axes
-right_inset_ax = fig.add_axes([.65, .6, .2, .2], facecolor='k')
+right_inset_ax = fig.add_axes((.65, .6, .2, .2), facecolor='k')
 right_inset_ax.hist(s, 400, density=True)
 right_inset_ax.set(title='Probability', xticks=[], yticks=[])
 
 # this is another inset Axes over the main Axes
-left_inset_ax = fig.add_axes([.2, .6, .2, .2], facecolor='k')
+left_inset_ax = fig.add_axes((.2, .6, .2, .2), facecolor='k')
 left_inset_ax.plot(t[:len(r)], r)
 left_inset_ax.set(title='Impulse response', xlim=(0, .2), xticks=[], yticks=[])
 
diff --git a/galleries/examples/text_labels_and_annotations/mathtext_examples.py b/galleries/examples/text_labels_and_annotations/mathtext_examples.py
index f9f8e628e08b..cf395f0daf0e 100644
--- a/galleries/examples/text_labels_and_annotations/mathtext_examples.py
+++ b/galleries/examples/text_labels_and_annotations/mathtext_examples.py
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ def doall():
 
     # Creating figure and axis.
     fig = plt.figure(figsize=(7, 7))
-    ax = fig.add_axes([0.01, 0.01, 0.98, 0.90],
+    ax = fig.add_axes((0.01, 0.01, 0.98, 0.90),
                       facecolor="white", frameon=True)
     ax.set_xlim(0, 1)
     ax.set_ylim(0, 1)
diff --git a/galleries/examples/ticks/fig_axes_customize_simple.py b/galleries/examples/ticks/fig_axes_customize_simple.py
index 0dd85ec4bd93..07a569e3d31d 100644
--- a/galleries/examples/ticks/fig_axes_customize_simple.py
+++ b/galleries/examples/ticks/fig_axes_customize_simple.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 fig = plt.figure()
 fig.patch.set_facecolor('lightgoldenrodyellow')
 
-ax1 = fig.add_axes([0.1, 0.3, 0.4, 0.4])
+ax1 = fig.add_axes((0.1, 0.3, 0.4, 0.4))
 ax1.patch.set_facecolor('lightslategray')
 
 ax1.tick_params(axis='x', labelcolor='tab:red', labelrotation=45, labelsize=16)
diff --git a/galleries/examples/user_interfaces/fourier_demo_wx_sgskip.py b/galleries/examples/user_interfaces/fourier_demo_wx_sgskip.py
index f51917fda6b9..9e72b3745a40 100644
--- a/galleries/examples/user_interfaces/fourier_demo_wx_sgskip.py
+++ b/galleries/examples/user_interfaces/fourier_demo_wx_sgskip.py
@@ -194,10 +194,10 @@ def createPlots(self):
         self.subplot1.set_xlabel("frequency f", fontsize=8)
         self.subplot2.set_ylabel("Time Domain Waveform x(t)", fontsize=8)
         self.subplot2.set_xlabel("time t", fontsize=8)
-        self.subplot1.set_xlim([-6, 6])
-        self.subplot1.set_ylim([0, 1])
-        self.subplot2.set_xlim([-2, 2])
-        self.subplot2.set_ylim([-2, 2])
+        self.subplot1.set_xlim(-6, 6)
+        self.subplot1.set_ylim(0, 1)
+        self.subplot2.set_xlim(-2, 2)
+        self.subplot2.set_ylim(-2, 2)
         self.subplot1.text(0.05, .95,
                            r'$X(f) = \mathcal{F}\{x(t)\}$',
                            verticalalignment='top',
diff --git a/galleries/examples/widgets/buttons.py b/galleries/examples/widgets/buttons.py
index 61249522c72c..2aef798399f4 100644
--- a/galleries/examples/widgets/buttons.py
+++ b/galleries/examples/widgets/buttons.py
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ def prev(self, event):
         plt.draw()
 
 callback = Index()
-axprev = fig.add_axes([0.7, 0.05, 0.1, 0.075])
-axnext = fig.add_axes([0.81, 0.05, 0.1, 0.075])
+axprev = fig.add_axes((0.7, 0.05, 0.1, 0.075))
+axnext = fig.add_axes((0.81, 0.05, 0.1, 0.075))
 bnext = Button(axnext, 'Next')
 bnext.on_clicked(callback.next)
 bprev = Button(axprev, 'Previous')
diff --git a/galleries/examples/widgets/range_slider.py b/galleries/examples/widgets/range_slider.py
index f1bed7431e39..d2f2d1554246 100644
--- a/galleries/examples/widgets/range_slider.py
+++ b/galleries/examples/widgets/range_slider.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 axs[1].set_title('Histogram of pixel intensities')
 
 # Create the RangeSlider
-slider_ax = fig.add_axes([0.20, 0.1, 0.60, 0.03])
+slider_ax = fig.add_axes((0.20, 0.1, 0.60, 0.03))
 slider = RangeSlider(slider_ax, "Threshold", img.min(), img.max())
 
 # Create the Vertical lines on the histogram
diff --git a/galleries/examples/widgets/slider_demo.py b/galleries/examples/widgets/slider_demo.py
index 7dc47b9c7b6f..e56390c182a0 100644
--- a/galleries/examples/widgets/slider_demo.py
+++ b/galleries/examples/widgets/slider_demo.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ def f(t, amplitude, frequency):
 fig.subplots_adjust(left=0.25, bottom=0.25)
 
 # Make a horizontal slider to control the frequency.
-axfreq = fig.add_axes([0.25, 0.1, 0.65, 0.03])
+axfreq = fig.add_axes((0.25, 0.1, 0.65, 0.03))
 freq_slider = Slider(
     ax=axfreq,
     label='Frequency [Hz]',
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ def f(t, amplitude, frequency):
 )
 
 # Make a vertically oriented slider to control the amplitude
-axamp = fig.add_axes([0.1, 0.25, 0.0225, 0.63])
+axamp = fig.add_axes((0.1, 0.25, 0.0225, 0.63))
 amp_slider = Slider(
     ax=axamp,
     label="Amplitude",
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ def update(val):
 amp_slider.on_changed(update)
 
 # Create a `matplotlib.widgets.Button` to reset the sliders to initial values.
-resetax = fig.add_axes([0.8, 0.025, 0.1, 0.04])
+resetax = fig.add_axes((0.8, 0.025, 0.1, 0.04))
 button = Button(resetax, 'Reset', hovercolor='0.975')
 
 
diff --git a/galleries/examples/widgets/slider_snap_demo.py b/galleries/examples/widgets/slider_snap_demo.py
index 953ffaf63672..5826be32fa07 100644
--- a/galleries/examples/widgets/slider_snap_demo.py
+++ b/galleries/examples/widgets/slider_snap_demo.py
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@
 fig.subplots_adjust(bottom=0.25)
 l, = ax.plot(t, s, lw=2)
 
-ax_freq = fig.add_axes([0.25, 0.1, 0.65, 0.03])
-ax_amp = fig.add_axes([0.25, 0.15, 0.65, 0.03])
+ax_freq = fig.add_axes((0.25, 0.1, 0.65, 0.03))
+ax_amp = fig.add_axes((0.25, 0.15, 0.65, 0.03))
 
 # define the values to use for snapping
 allowed_amplitudes = np.concatenate([np.linspace(.1, 5, 100), [6, 7, 8, 9]])
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ def update(val):
 sfreq.on_changed(update)
 samp.on_changed(update)
 
-ax_reset = fig.add_axes([0.8, 0.025, 0.1, 0.04])
+ax_reset = fig.add_axes((0.8, 0.025, 0.1, 0.04))
 button = Button(ax_reset, 'Reset', hovercolor='0.975')
 
 
diff --git a/galleries/examples/widgets/textbox.py b/galleries/examples/widgets/textbox.py
index d5f02b82a30b..2121ce8594ce 100644
--- a/galleries/examples/widgets/textbox.py
+++ b/galleries/examples/widgets/textbox.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ def submit(expression):
     plt.draw()
 
 
-axbox = fig.add_axes([0.1, 0.05, 0.8, 0.075])
+axbox = fig.add_axes((0.1, 0.05, 0.8, 0.075))
 text_box = TextBox(axbox, "Evaluate", textalignment="center")
 text_box.on_submit(submit)
 text_box.set_val("t ** 2")  # Trigger `submit` with the initial string.
diff --git a/galleries/tutorials/artists.py b/galleries/tutorials/artists.py
index a258eb71d447..4f93f7c71a6e 100644
--- a/galleries/tutorials/artists.py
+++ b/galleries/tutorials/artists.py
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class in the Matplotlib API, and the one you will be working with most
 coordinates::
 
     fig2 = plt.figure()
-    ax2 = fig2.add_axes([0.15, 0.1, 0.7, 0.3])
+    ax2 = fig2.add_axes((0.15, 0.1, 0.7, 0.3))
 
 Continuing with our example::
 
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ class in the Matplotlib API, and the one you will be working with most
 # Fixing random state for reproducibility
 np.random.seed(19680801)
 
-ax2 = fig.add_axes([0.15, 0.1, 0.7, 0.3])
+ax2 = fig.add_axes((0.15, 0.1, 0.7, 0.3))
 n, bins, patches = ax2.hist(np.random.randn(1000), 50,
                             facecolor='yellow', edgecolor='yellow')
 ax2.set_xlabel('Time [s]')
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ class in the Matplotlib API, and the one you will be working with most
 #
 #     In [157]: ax1 = fig.add_subplot(211)
 #
-#     In [158]: ax2 = fig.add_axes([0.1, 0.1, 0.7, 0.3])
+#     In [158]: ax2 = fig.add_axes((0.1, 0.1, 0.7, 0.3))
 #
 #     In [159]: ax1
 #     Out[159]: <Axes:>
@@ -669,7 +669,7 @@ class in the Matplotlib API, and the one you will be working with most
 rect = fig.patch  # a rectangle instance
 rect.set_facecolor('lightgoldenrodyellow')
 
-ax1 = fig.add_axes([0.1, 0.3, 0.4, 0.4])
+ax1 = fig.add_axes((0.1, 0.3, 0.4, 0.4))
 rect = ax1.patch
 rect.set_facecolor('lightslategray')
 
diff --git a/galleries/tutorials/lifecycle.py b/galleries/tutorials/lifecycle.py
index 4aae4d6c1dbc..4c009f802cf4 100644
--- a/galleries/tutorials/lifecycle.py
+++ b/galleries/tutorials/lifecycle.py
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@
 ax.barh(group_names, group_data)
 labels = ax.get_xticklabels()
 plt.setp(labels, rotation=45, horizontalalignment='right')
-ax.set(xlim=[-10000, 140000], xlabel='Total Revenue', ylabel='Company',
+ax.set(xlim=(-10000, 140000), xlabel='Total Revenue', ylabel='Company',
        title='Company Revenue')
 
 # %%
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@
 ax.barh(group_names, group_data)
 labels = ax.get_xticklabels()
 plt.setp(labels, rotation=45, horizontalalignment='right')
-ax.set(xlim=[-10000, 140000], xlabel='Total Revenue', ylabel='Company',
+ax.set(xlim=(-10000, 140000), xlabel='Total Revenue', ylabel='Company',
        title='Company Revenue')
 
 # %%
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ def currency(x, pos):
 labels = ax.get_xticklabels()
 plt.setp(labels, rotation=45, horizontalalignment='right')
 
-ax.set(xlim=[-10000, 140000], xlabel='Total Revenue', ylabel='Company',
+ax.set(xlim=(-10000, 140000), xlabel='Total Revenue', ylabel='Company',
        title='Company Revenue')
 ax.xaxis.set_major_formatter(currency)
 
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ def currency(x, pos):
 # Now we move our title up since it's getting a little cramped
 ax.title.set(y=1.05)
 
-ax.set(xlim=[-10000, 140000], xlabel='Total Revenue', ylabel='Company',
+ax.set(xlim=(-10000, 140000), xlabel='Total Revenue', ylabel='Company',
        title='Company Revenue')
 ax.xaxis.set_major_formatter(currency)
 ax.set_xticks([0, 25e3, 50e3, 75e3, 100e3, 125e3])
diff --git a/galleries/users_explain/animations/animations.py b/galleries/users_explain/animations/animations.py
index a0669956ab81..dca49fc5228e 100644
--- a/galleries/users_explain/animations/animations.py
+++ b/galleries/users_explain/animations/animations.py
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
 
 scat = ax.scatter(t[0], z[0], c="b", s=5, label=f'v0 = {v0} m/s')
 line2 = ax.plot(t[0], z2[0], label=f'v0 = {v02} m/s')[0]
-ax.set(xlim=[0, 3], ylim=[-4, 10], xlabel='Time [s]', ylabel='Z [m]')
+ax.set(xlim=(0, 3), ylim=(-4, 10), xlabel='Time [s]', ylabel='Z [m]')
 ax.legend()
 
 
diff --git a/galleries/users_explain/artists/transforms_tutorial.py b/galleries/users_explain/artists/transforms_tutorial.py
index f8a3e98e8077..3920fe886c7f 100644
--- a/galleries/users_explain/artists/transforms_tutorial.py
+++ b/galleries/users_explain/artists/transforms_tutorial.py
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@
 fig, ax = plt.subplots()
 xdata, ydata = (0.2, 0.7), (0.5, 0.5)
 ax.plot(xdata, ydata, "o")
-ax.set_xlim((0, 1))
+ax.set_xlim(0, 1)
 
 trans = (fig.dpi_scale_trans +
          transforms.ScaledTranslation(xdata[0], ydata[0], ax.transData))
diff --git a/galleries/users_explain/axes/arranging_axes.py b/galleries/users_explain/axes/arranging_axes.py
index bc537e15c12c..64879d4a696d 100644
--- a/galleries/users_explain/axes/arranging_axes.py
+++ b/galleries/users_explain/axes/arranging_axes.py
@@ -103,8 +103,8 @@
 w, h = 4, 3
 margin = 0.5
 fig = plt.figure(figsize=(w, h), facecolor='lightblue')
-ax = fig.add_axes([margin / w, margin / h, (w - 2 * margin) / w,
-                      (h - 2 * margin) / h])
+ax = fig.add_axes((margin / w, margin / h,
+                   (w - 2 * margin) / w, (h - 2 * margin) / h))
 
 
 # %%
diff --git a/galleries/users_explain/axes/axes_intro.rst b/galleries/users_explain/axes/axes_intro.rst
index 16738d929056..bb3094495026 100644
--- a/galleries/users_explain/axes/axes_intro.rst
+++ b/galleries/users_explain/axes/axes_intro.rst
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ Axes are added using methods on `~.Figure` objects, or via the `~.pyplot` interf
 
 There are a number of other methods for adding Axes to a Figure:
 
-* `.Figure.add_axes`: manually position an Axes. ``fig.add_axes([0, 0, 1,
-  1])`` makes an Axes that fills the whole figure.
+* `.Figure.add_axes`: manually position an Axes. ``fig.add_axes((0, 0, 1, 1))`` makes an
+  Axes that fills the whole figure.
 * `.pyplot.subplots` and `.Figure.subplots`: add a grid of Axes as in the example
   above.  The pyplot version returns both the Figure object and an array of
   Axes.  Note that ``fig, ax = plt.subplots()`` adds a single Axes to a Figure.
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ Other important methods set the extent on the axes (`~.axes.Axes.set_xlim`, `~.a
     x = 2**np.cumsum(np.random.randn(200))
     linesx = ax.plot(t, x)
     ax.set_yscale('log')
-    ax.set_xlim([20, 180])
+    ax.set_xlim(20, 180)
 
 The Axes class also has helpers to deal with Axis ticks and their labels.  Most straight-forward is `~.axes.Axes.set_xticks` and `~.axes.Axes.set_yticks` which manually set the tick locations and optionally their labels.  Minor ticks can be toggled with `~.axes.Axes.minorticks_on` or `~.axes.Axes.minorticks_off`.
 
diff --git a/galleries/users_explain/axes/axes_scales.py b/galleries/users_explain/axes/axes_scales.py
index 6b163835070c..f901c012974a 100644
--- a/galleries/users_explain/axes/axes_scales.py
+++ b/galleries/users_explain/axes/axes_scales.py
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ def inverse(a):
 ax.set_yscale('function', functions=(forward, inverse))
 ax.set_title('function: Mercator')
 ax.grid(True)
-ax.set_xlim([0, 180])
+ax.set_xlim(0, 180)
 ax.yaxis.set_minor_formatter(NullFormatter())
 ax.yaxis.set_major_locator(FixedLocator(np.arange(0, 90, 10)))
 
diff --git a/galleries/users_explain/colors/colors.py b/galleries/users_explain/colors/colors.py
index c91a5fcb0dbe..97a281bf1977 100644
--- a/galleries/users_explain/colors/colors.py
+++ b/galleries/users_explain/colors/colors.py
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ def demo(sty):
            if f'xkcd:{name}' in mcolors.XKCD_COLORS}
 
 fig = plt.figure(figsize=[9, 5])
-ax = fig.add_axes([0, 0, 1, 1])
+ax = fig.add_axes((0, 0, 1, 1))
 
 n_groups = 3
 n_rows = len(overlap) // n_groups + 1
diff --git a/galleries/users_explain/text/text_props.py b/galleries/users_explain/text/text_props.py
index c5ae22c02d38..fb67421fd880 100644
--- a/galleries/users_explain/text/text_props.py
+++ b/galleries/users_explain/text/text_props.py
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
 top = bottom + height
 
 fig = plt.figure()
-ax = fig.add_axes([0, 0, 1, 1])
+ax = fig.add_axes((0, 0, 1, 1))
 
 # axes coordinates: (0, 0) is bottom left and (1, 1) is upper right
 p = patches.Rectangle(
diff --git a/galleries/users_explain/toolkits/axisartist.rst b/galleries/users_explain/toolkits/axisartist.rst
index eff2b575a63f..7ff0897f23d8 100644
--- a/galleries/users_explain/toolkits/axisartist.rst
+++ b/galleries/users_explain/toolkits/axisartist.rst
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ To create an Axes, ::
 
   import mpl_toolkits.axisartist as AA
   fig = plt.figure()
-  fig.add_axes([0.1, 0.1, 0.8, 0.8], axes_class=AA.Axes)
+  fig.add_axes((0.1, 0.1, 0.8, 0.8), axes_class=AA.Axes)
 
 or to create a subplot ::
 
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/_enums.py b/lib/matplotlib/_enums.py
index 75a09b7b5d8c..d85c5c5f03db 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/_enums.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/_enums.py
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ def demo():
         import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
 
         fig = plt.figure(figsize=(4, 1.2))
-        ax = fig.add_axes([0, 0, 1, 0.8])
+        ax = fig.add_axes((0, 0, 1, 0.8))
         ax.set_title('Cap style')
 
         for x, style in enumerate(['butt', 'round', 'projecting']):
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/axes/_base.py b/lib/matplotlib/axes/_base.py
index c5c525b29a06..987ffc8defa5 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/axes/_base.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/axes/_base.py
@@ -2179,9 +2179,9 @@ def axis(self, arg=None, /, *, emit=True, **kwargs):
                     xlim = self.get_xlim()
                     ylim = self.get_ylim()
                     edge_size = max(np.diff(xlim), np.diff(ylim))[0]
-                    self.set_xlim([xlim[0], xlim[0] + edge_size],
+                    self.set_xlim(xlim[0], xlim[0] + edge_size,
                                   emit=emit, auto=False)
-                    self.set_ylim([ylim[0], ylim[0] + edge_size],
+                    self.set_ylim(ylim[0], ylim[0] + edge_size,
                                   emit=emit, auto=False)
             else:
                 raise ValueError(f"Unrecognized string {arg!r} to axis; "
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/figure.py b/lib/matplotlib/figure.py
index ec11e379db60..01ddd6c2bac5 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/figure.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/figure.py
@@ -3678,7 +3678,7 @@ def figaspect(arg):
 
         w, h = figaspect(2.)
         fig = Figure(figsize=(w, h))
-        ax = fig.add_axes([0.1, 0.1, 0.8, 0.8])
+        ax = fig.add_axes((0.1, 0.1, 0.8, 0.8))
         ax.imshow(A, **kwargs)
 
     Make a figure with the proper aspect for an array::
@@ -3686,7 +3686,7 @@ def figaspect(arg):
         A = rand(5, 3)
         w, h = figaspect(A)
         fig = Figure(figsize=(w, h))
-        ax = fig.add_axes([0.1, 0.1, 0.8, 0.8])
+        ax = fig.add_axes((0.1, 0.1, 0.8, 0.8))
         ax.imshow(A, **kwargs)
     """
 
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/image.py b/lib/matplotlib/image.py
index 760235b6284d..afb75d042c6d 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/image.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/image.py
@@ -967,9 +967,9 @@ def set_extent(self, extent, **kwargs):
         self.sticky_edges.x[:] = [xmin, xmax]
         self.sticky_edges.y[:] = [ymin, ymax]
         if self.axes.get_autoscalex_on():
-            self.axes.set_xlim((xmin, xmax), auto=None)
+            self.axes.set_xlim(xmin, xmax, auto=None)
         if self.axes.get_autoscaley_on():
-            self.axes.set_ylim((ymin, ymax), auto=None)
+            self.axes.set_ylim(ymin, ymax, auto=None)
         self.stale = True
 
     def get_extent(self):
@@ -1772,7 +1772,7 @@ def thumbnail(infile, thumbfile, scale=0.1, interpolation='bilinear',
         fig = Figure(figsize=(width, height), dpi=dpi)
         FigureCanvasBase(fig)
 
-    ax = fig.add_axes([0, 0, 1, 1], aspect='auto',
+    ax = fig.add_axes((0, 0, 1, 1), aspect='auto',
                       frameon=False, xticks=[], yticks=[])
     ax.imshow(im, aspect='auto', resample=True, interpolation=interpolation)
     fig.savefig(thumbfile, dpi=dpi)
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_arrow_patches.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_arrow_patches.py
index c2b6d4fa8086..e26c806c9ea4 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_arrow_patches.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_arrow_patches.py
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ def __prepare_fancyarrow_dpi_cor_test():
     """
     fig2 = plt.figure("fancyarrow_dpi_cor_test", figsize=(4, 3), dpi=50)
     ax = fig2.add_subplot()
-    ax.set_xlim([0, 1])
-    ax.set_ylim([0, 1])
+    ax.set_xlim(0, 1)
+    ax.set_ylim(0, 1)
     ax.add_patch(mpatches.FancyArrowPatch(posA=(0.3, 0.4), posB=(0.8, 0.6),
                                           lw=3, arrowstyle='->',
                                           mutation_scale=100))
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_artist.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_artist.py
index 5c8141e40741..1367701ffe3e 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_artist.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_artist.py
@@ -120,15 +120,15 @@ def test_clipping():
     patch.set_clip_path(clip_path, ax2.transData)
     ax2.add_patch(patch)
 
-    ax1.set_xlim([-3, 3])
-    ax1.set_ylim([-3, 3])
+    ax1.set_xlim(-3, 3)
+    ax1.set_ylim(-3, 3)
 
 
 @check_figures_equal()
 def test_clipping_zoom(fig_test, fig_ref):
     # This test places the Axes and sets its limits such that the clip path is
     # outside the figure entirely. This should not break the clip path.
-    ax_test = fig_test.add_axes([0, 0, 1, 1])
+    ax_test = fig_test.add_axes((0, 0, 1, 1))
     l, = ax_test.plot([-3, 3], [-3, 3])
     # Explicit Path instead of a Rectangle uses clip path processing, instead
     # of a clip box optimization.
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ def test_clipping_zoom(fig_test, fig_ref):
     p = mpatches.PathPatch(p, transform=ax_test.transData)
     l.set_clip_path(p)
 
-    ax_ref = fig_ref.add_axes([0, 0, 1, 1])
+    ax_ref = fig_ref.add_axes((0, 0, 1, 1))
     ax_ref.plot([-3, 3], [-3, 3])
 
     ax_ref.set(xlim=(0.5, 0.75), ylim=(0.5, 0.75))
@@ -226,8 +226,8 @@ def test_default_edges():
              np.arange(10) + 1, np.arange(10), 'o')
     ax2.bar(np.arange(10), np.arange(10), align='edge')
     ax3.text(0, 0, "BOX", size=24, bbox=dict(boxstyle='sawtooth'))
-    ax3.set_xlim((-1, 1))
-    ax3.set_ylim((-1, 1))
+    ax3.set_xlim(-1, 1)
+    ax3.set_ylim(-1, 1)
     pp1 = mpatches.PathPatch(
         mpath.Path([(0, 0), (1, 0), (1, 1), (0, 0)],
                    [mpath.Path.MOVETO, mpath.Path.CURVE3,
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_axes.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_axes.py
index c1758d2ec3e0..50e214b15225 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_axes.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_axes.py
@@ -3262,16 +3262,16 @@ def test_stackplot():
     y3 = 3.0 * x + 2
     ax = fig.add_subplot(1, 1, 1)
     ax.stackplot(x, y1, y2, y3)
-    ax.set_xlim((0, 10))
-    ax.set_ylim((0, 70))
+    ax.set_xlim(0, 10)
+    ax.set_ylim(0, 70)
 
     # Reuse testcase from above for a test with labeled data and with colours
     # from the Axes property cycle.
     data = {"x": x, "y1": y1, "y2": y2, "y3": y3}
     fig, ax = plt.subplots()
     ax.stackplot("x", "y1", "y2", "y3", data=data, colors=["C0", "C1", "C2"])
-    ax.set_xlim((0, 10))
-    ax.set_ylim((0, 70))
+    ax.set_xlim(0, 10)
+    ax.set_ylim(0, 70)
 
 
 @image_comparison(['stackplot_test_baseline.png'], remove_text=True)
@@ -3308,16 +3308,16 @@ def test_stackplot_hatching(fig_ref, fig_test):
     # stackplot with different hatching styles (issue #27146)
     ax_test = fig_test.subplots()
     ax_test.stackplot(x, y1, y2, y3, hatch=["x", "//", "\\\\"], colors=["white"])
-    ax_test.set_xlim((0, 10))
-    ax_test.set_ylim((0, 70))
+    ax_test.set_xlim(0, 10)
+    ax_test.set_ylim(0, 70)
     # compare with result from hatching each layer individually
     stack_baseline = np.zeros(len(x))
     ax_ref = fig_ref.subplots()
     ax_ref.fill_between(x, stack_baseline, y1, hatch="x", facecolor="white")
     ax_ref.fill_between(x, y1, y1+y2, hatch="//", facecolor="white")
     ax_ref.fill_between(x, y1+y2, y1+y2+y3, hatch="\\\\", facecolor="white")
-    ax_ref.set_xlim((0, 10))
-    ax_ref.set_ylim((0, 70))
+    ax_ref.set_xlim(0, 10)
+    ax_ref.set_ylim(0, 70)
 
 
 def _bxp_test_helper(
@@ -3594,13 +3594,13 @@ def test_boxplot():
     fig, ax = plt.subplots()
 
     ax.boxplot([x, x], bootstrap=10000, notch=1)
-    ax.set_ylim((-30, 30))
+    ax.set_ylim(-30, 30)
 
     # Reuse testcase from above for a labeled data test
     data = {"x": [x, x]}
     fig, ax = plt.subplots()
     ax.boxplot("x", bootstrap=10000, notch=1, data=data)
-    ax.set_ylim((-30, 30))
+    ax.set_ylim(-30, 30)
 
 
 @check_figures_equal()
@@ -3638,10 +3638,10 @@ def test_boxplot_sym2():
     fig, [ax1, ax2] = plt.subplots(1, 2)
 
     ax1.boxplot([x, x], bootstrap=10000, sym='^')
-    ax1.set_ylim((-30, 30))
+    ax1.set_ylim(-30, 30)
 
     ax2.boxplot([x, x], bootstrap=10000, sym='g')
-    ax2.set_ylim((-30, 30))
+    ax2.set_ylim(-30, 30)
 
 
 @image_comparison(['boxplot_sym.png'],
@@ -3654,7 +3654,7 @@ def test_boxplot_sym():
     fig, ax = plt.subplots()
 
     ax.boxplot([x, x], sym='gs')
-    ax.set_ylim((-30, 30))
+    ax.set_ylim(-30, 30)
 
 
 @image_comparison(['boxplot_autorange_false_whiskers.png',
@@ -3669,11 +3669,11 @@ def test_boxplot_autorange_whiskers():
 
     fig1, ax1 = plt.subplots()
     ax1.boxplot([x, x], bootstrap=10000, notch=1)
-    ax1.set_ylim((-5, 5))
+    ax1.set_ylim(-5, 5)
 
     fig2, ax2 = plt.subplots()
     ax2.boxplot([x, x], bootstrap=10000, notch=1, autorange=True)
-    ax2.set_ylim((-5, 5))
+    ax2.set_ylim(-5, 5)
 
 
 def _rc_test_bxp_helper(ax, rc_dict):
@@ -3763,7 +3763,7 @@ def test_boxplot_with_CIarray():
     # another with manual values
     ax.boxplot([x, x], bootstrap=10000, usermedians=[None, 1.0],
                conf_intervals=CIs, notch=1)
-    ax.set_ylim((-30, 30))
+    ax.set_ylim(-30, 30)
 
 
 @image_comparison(['boxplot_no_inverted_whisker.png'],
@@ -4352,7 +4352,7 @@ def test_errorbar_limits():
                 xlolims=xlolims, xuplims=xuplims, uplims=uplims,
                 lolims=lolims, ls='none', mec='blue', capsize=0,
                 color='cyan')
-    ax.set_xlim((0, 5.5))
+    ax.set_xlim(0, 5.5)
     ax.set_title('Errorbar upper and lower limits')
 
 
@@ -5282,8 +5282,8 @@ def test_vertex_markers():
     fig, ax = plt.subplots()
     ax.plot(data, linestyle='', marker=marker_as_tuple, mfc='k')
     ax.plot(data[::-1], linestyle='', marker=marker_as_list, mfc='b')
-    ax.set_xlim([-1, 10])
-    ax.set_ylim([-1, 10])
+    ax.set_xlim(-1, 10)
+    ax.set_ylim(-1, 10)
 
 
 @image_comparison(['vline_hline_zorder.png', 'errorbar_zorder.png'],
@@ -5552,8 +5552,8 @@ def test_step_linestyle():
         ax.step(x, y, lw=5, linestyle=ls, where='pre')
         ax.step(x, y + 1, lw=5, linestyle=ls, where='mid')
         ax.step(x, y + 2, lw=5, linestyle=ls, where='post')
-        ax.set_xlim([-1, 5])
-        ax.set_ylim([-1, 7])
+        ax.set_xlim(-1, 5)
+        ax.set_ylim(-1, 7)
 
     # Reuse testcase from above for a labeled data test
     data = {"X": x, "Y0": y, "Y1": y+1, "Y2": y+2}
@@ -5564,8 +5564,8 @@ def test_step_linestyle():
         ax.step("X", "Y0", lw=5, linestyle=ls, where='pre', data=data)
         ax.step("X", "Y1", lw=5, linestyle=ls, where='mid', data=data)
         ax.step("X", "Y2", lw=5, linestyle=ls, where='post', data=data)
-        ax.set_xlim([-1, 5])
-        ax.set_ylim([-1, 7])
+        ax.set_xlim(-1, 5)
+        ax.set_ylim(-1, 7)
 
 
 @image_comparison(['mixed_collection'], remove_text=True)
@@ -7126,7 +7126,7 @@ def shared_axes_generator(request):
         ax = ax_lst[0][0]
     elif request.param == 'add_axes':
         fig = plt.figure()
-        ax = fig.add_axes([.1, .1, .8, .8])
+        ax = fig.add_axes((.1, .1, .8, .8))
     return fig, ax
 
 
@@ -7460,7 +7460,7 @@ def test_title_no_move_off_page():
     # make sure that the automatic title repositioning does not get done.
     mpl.rcParams['axes.titley'] = None
     fig = plt.figure()
-    ax = fig.add_axes([0.1, -0.5, 0.8, 0.2])
+    ax = fig.add_axes((0.1, -0.5, 0.8, 0.2))
     ax.tick_params(axis="x",
                    bottom=True, top=True, labelbottom=True, labeltop=True)
     tt = ax.set_title('Boo')
@@ -7802,8 +7802,8 @@ def test_zoom_inset():
     axin1 = ax.inset_axes([0.7, 0.7, 0.35, 0.35])
     # redraw the data in the inset axes...
     axin1.pcolormesh(x, y, z[:-1, :-1])
-    axin1.set_xlim([1.5, 2.15])
-    axin1.set_ylim([2, 2.5])
+    axin1.set_xlim(1.5, 2.15)
+    axin1.set_ylim(2, 2.5)
     axin1.set_aspect(ax.get_aspect())
 
     with pytest.warns(mpl.MatplotlibDeprecationWarning):
@@ -8399,7 +8399,7 @@ def test_aspect_nonlinear_adjustable_box():
 def test_aspect_nonlinear_adjustable_datalim():
     fig = plt.figure(figsize=(10, 10))  # Square.
 
-    ax = fig.add_axes([.1, .1, .8, .8])  # Square.
+    ax = fig.add_axes((.1, .1, .8, .8))  # Square.
     ax.plot([.4, .6], [.4, .6])  # Set minpos to keep logit happy.
     ax.set(xscale="log", xlim=(1, 100),
            yscale="logit", ylim=(1 / 101, 1 / 11),
@@ -8623,7 +8623,7 @@ def test_multiplot_autoscale():
 def test_sharing_does_not_link_positions():
     fig = plt.figure()
     ax0 = fig.add_subplot(221)
-    ax1 = fig.add_axes([.6, .6, .3, .3], sharex=ax0)
+    ax1 = fig.add_axes((.6, .6, .3, .3), sharex=ax0)
     init_pos = ax1.get_position()
     fig.subplots_adjust(left=0)
     assert (ax1.get_position().get_points() == init_pos.get_points()).all()
@@ -9722,7 +9722,7 @@ def test_axes_set_position_external_bbox_unchanged(fig_test, fig_ref):
     ax_test = fig_test.add_axes(bbox)
     ax_test.set_position([0.25, 0.25, 0.5, 0.5])
     assert (bbox.x0, bbox.y0, bbox.width, bbox.height) == (0.0, 0.0, 1.0, 1.0)
-    ax_ref = fig_ref.add_axes([0.25, 0.25, 0.5, 0.5])
+    ax_ref = fig_ref.add_axes((0.25, 0.25, 0.5, 0.5))
 
 
 def test_bar_shape_mismatch():
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_axis.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_axis.py
index e33656ea9c17..5cb3ff4d3856 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_axis.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_axis.py
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ def test_axis_not_in_layout():
     fig2, (ax2_left, ax2_right) = plt.subplots(ncols=2, layout='constrained')
 
     # 100 label overlapping the end of the axis
-    ax1_left.set_xlim([0, 100])
+    ax1_left.set_xlim(0, 100)
     # 100 label not overlapping the end of the axis
-    ax2_left.set_xlim([0, 120])
+    ax2_left.set_xlim(0, 120)
 
     for ax in ax1_left, ax2_left:
         ax.set_xticks([0, 100])
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_colorbar.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_colorbar.py
index f95f131e3bf6..ba20f325f4d7 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_colorbar.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_colorbar.py
@@ -332,11 +332,11 @@ def test_colorbar_closed_patch():
     plt.rcParams['pcolormesh.snap'] = False
 
     fig = plt.figure(figsize=(8, 6))
-    ax1 = fig.add_axes([0.05, 0.85, 0.9, 0.1])
-    ax2 = fig.add_axes([0.1, 0.65, 0.75, 0.1])
-    ax3 = fig.add_axes([0.05, 0.45, 0.9, 0.1])
-    ax4 = fig.add_axes([0.05, 0.25, 0.9, 0.1])
-    ax5 = fig.add_axes([0.05, 0.05, 0.9, 0.1])
+    ax1 = fig.add_axes((0.05, 0.85, 0.9, 0.1))
+    ax2 = fig.add_axes((0.1, 0.65, 0.75, 0.1))
+    ax3 = fig.add_axes((0.05, 0.45, 0.9, 0.1))
+    ax4 = fig.add_axes((0.05, 0.25, 0.9, 0.1))
+    ax5 = fig.add_axes((0.05, 0.05, 0.9, 0.1))
 
     cmap = mpl.colormaps["RdBu"].resampled(5)
 
@@ -845,7 +845,7 @@ def test_colorbar_change_lim_scale():
 
     pc = ax[1].pcolormesh(np.arange(100).reshape(10, 10)+1)
     cb = fig.colorbar(pc, ax=ax[1], extend='both')
-    cb.ax.set_ylim([20, 90])
+    cb.ax.set_ylim(20, 90)
 
 
 @check_figures_equal()
@@ -854,7 +854,7 @@ def test_axes_handles_same_functions(fig_ref, fig_test):
     for nn, fig in enumerate([fig_ref, fig_test]):
         ax = fig.add_subplot()
         pc = ax.pcolormesh(np.ones(300).reshape(10, 30))
-        cax = fig.add_axes([0.9, 0.1, 0.03, 0.8])
+        cax = fig.add_axes((0.9, 0.1, 0.03, 0.8))
         cb = fig.colorbar(pc, cax=cax)
         if nn == 0:
             caxx = cax
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_colors.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_colors.py
index 8d0f3467f045..04e9b82c6e6e 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_colors.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_colors.py
@@ -857,9 +857,9 @@ def test_boundarynorm_and_colorbarbase():
 
     # Make a figure and axes with dimensions as desired.
     fig = plt.figure()
-    ax1 = fig.add_axes([0.05, 0.80, 0.9, 0.15])
-    ax2 = fig.add_axes([0.05, 0.475, 0.9, 0.15])
-    ax3 = fig.add_axes([0.05, 0.15, 0.9, 0.15])
+    ax1 = fig.add_axes((0.05, 0.80, 0.9, 0.15))
+    ax2 = fig.add_axes((0.05, 0.475, 0.9, 0.15))
+    ax3 = fig.add_axes((0.05, 0.15, 0.9, 0.15))
 
     # Set the colormap and bounds
     bounds = [-1, 2, 5, 7, 12, 15]
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_constrainedlayout.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_constrainedlayout.py
index 7c7dd43a3115..05f4723cb7a4 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_constrainedlayout.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_constrainedlayout.py
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ def test_constrained_layout16():
     """Test ax.set_position."""
     fig, ax = plt.subplots(layout="constrained")
     example_plot(ax, fontsize=12)
-    ax2 = fig.add_axes([0.2, 0.2, 0.4, 0.4])
+    ax2 = fig.add_axes((0.2, 0.2, 0.4, 0.4))
 
 
 @image_comparison(['constrained_layout17.png'], style='mpl20')
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ def test_constrained_layout20():
     img = np.hypot(gx, gx[:, None])
 
     fig = plt.figure()
-    ax = fig.add_axes([0, 0, 1, 1])
+    ax = fig.add_axes((0, 0, 1, 1))
     mesh = ax.pcolormesh(gx, gx, img[:-1, :-1])
     fig.colorbar(mesh)
 
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_dates.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_dates.py
index 73f10cec52aa..8ee12131fdbe 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_dates.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_dates.py
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ def test_too_many_date_ticks(caplog):
     tf = datetime.datetime(2000, 1, 20)
     fig, ax = plt.subplots()
     with pytest.warns(UserWarning) as rec:
-        ax.set_xlim((t0, tf), auto=True)
+        ax.set_xlim(t0, tf, auto=True)
         assert len(rec) == 1
         assert ('Attempting to set identical low and high xlims'
                 in str(rec[0].message))
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_figure.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_figure.py
index 014eb2cf23d0..5668c770c361 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_figure.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_figure.py
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ def test_gca():
     fig = plt.figure()
 
     # test that gca() picks up Axes created via add_axes()
-    ax0 = fig.add_axes([0, 0, 1, 1])
+    ax0 = fig.add_axes((0, 0, 1, 1))
     assert fig.gca() is ax0
 
     # test that gca() picks up Axes created via add_subplot()
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ def test_invalid_figure_add_axes():
         fig.add_axes((.1, .1, .5, np.nan))
 
     with pytest.raises(TypeError, match="multiple values for argument 'rect'"):
-        fig.add_axes([0, 0, 1, 1], rect=[0, 0, 1, 1])
+        fig.add_axes((0, 0, 1, 1), rect=[0, 0, 1, 1])
 
     fig2, ax = plt.subplots()
     with pytest.raises(ValueError,
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ def test_invalid_figure_add_axes():
         fig2.add_axes(ax, "extra positional argument")
 
     with pytest.raises(TypeError, match=r"add_axes\(\) takes 1 positional arguments"):
-        fig.add_axes([0, 0, 1, 1], "extra positional argument")
+        fig.add_axes((0, 0, 1, 1), "extra positional argument")
 
 
 def test_subplots_shareax_loglabels():
@@ -1583,22 +1583,22 @@ def test_add_subplot_kwargs():
 def test_add_axes_kwargs():
     # fig.add_axes() always creates new axes, even if axes kwargs differ.
     fig = plt.figure()
-    ax = fig.add_axes([0, 0, 1, 1])
-    ax1 = fig.add_axes([0, 0, 1, 1])
+    ax = fig.add_axes((0, 0, 1, 1))
+    ax1 = fig.add_axes((0, 0, 1, 1))
     assert ax is not None
     assert ax1 is not ax
     plt.close()
 
     fig = plt.figure()
-    ax = fig.add_axes([0, 0, 1, 1], projection='polar')
-    ax1 = fig.add_axes([0, 0, 1, 1], projection='polar')
+    ax = fig.add_axes((0, 0, 1, 1), projection='polar')
+    ax1 = fig.add_axes((0, 0, 1, 1), projection='polar')
     assert ax is not None
     assert ax1 is not ax
     plt.close()
 
     fig = plt.figure()
-    ax = fig.add_axes([0, 0, 1, 1], projection='polar')
-    ax1 = fig.add_axes([0, 0, 1, 1])
+    ax = fig.add_axes((0, 0, 1, 1), projection='polar')
+    ax1 = fig.add_axes((0, 0, 1, 1))
     assert ax is not None
     assert ax1.name == 'rectilinear'
     assert ax1 is not ax
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_image.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_image.py
index 93124141487f..271fe6755a15 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_image.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_image.py
@@ -114,12 +114,12 @@ def test_imshow_zoom(fig_test, fig_ref):
         fig.set_size_inches(2.9, 2.9)
     ax = fig_test.subplots()
     ax.imshow(A, interpolation='auto')
-    ax.set_xlim([10, 20])
-    ax.set_ylim([10, 20])
+    ax.set_xlim(10, 20)
+    ax.set_ylim(10, 20)
     ax = fig_ref.subplots()
     ax.imshow(A, interpolation='nearest')
-    ax.set_xlim([10, 20])
-    ax.set_ylim([10, 20])
+    ax.set_xlim(10, 20)
+    ax.set_ylim(10, 20)
 
 
 @check_figures_equal()
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ def test_image_shift():
 
 def test_image_edges():
     fig = plt.figure(figsize=[1, 1])
-    ax = fig.add_axes([0, 0, 1, 1], frameon=False)
+    ax = fig.add_axes((0, 0, 1, 1), frameon=False)
 
     data = np.tile(np.arange(12), 15).reshape(20, 9)
 
@@ -512,8 +512,8 @@ def test_image_edges():
                    interpolation='none', cmap='gray')
 
     x = y = 2
-    ax.set_xlim([-x, x])
-    ax.set_ylim([-y, y])
+    ax.set_xlim(-x, x)
+    ax.set_ylim(-y, y)
 
     ax.set_xticks([])
     ax.set_yticks([])
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ def test_image_composite_background():
     ax.imshow(arr, extent=[0, 2, 15, 0])
     ax.imshow(arr, extent=[4, 6, 15, 0])
     ax.set_facecolor((1, 0, 0, 0.5))
-    ax.set_xlim([0, 12])
+    ax.set_xlim(0, 12)
 
 
 @image_comparison(['image_composite_alpha'], remove_text=True, tol=0.07)
@@ -564,8 +564,8 @@ def test_image_composite_alpha():
     ax.imshow(arr2, extent=[0, 5, 2, 3], alpha=0.6)
     ax.imshow(arr2, extent=[0, 5, 3, 4], alpha=0.3)
     ax.set_facecolor((0, 0.5, 0, 1))
-    ax.set_xlim([0, 5])
-    ax.set_ylim([5, 0])
+    ax.set_xlim(0, 5)
+    ax.set_ylim(5, 0)
 
 
 @check_figures_equal(extensions=["pdf"])
@@ -1192,7 +1192,7 @@ def test_exact_vmin():
 
     # make the image exactly 190 pixels wide
     fig = plt.figure(figsize=(1.9, 0.1), dpi=100)
-    ax = fig.add_axes([0, 0, 1, 1])
+    ax = fig.add_axes((0, 0, 1, 1))
 
     data = np.array(
         [[-1, -1, -1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 43, 79, 95, 66, 1, -1, -1, -1, 0, 0, 0, 34]],
@@ -1469,8 +1469,8 @@ def test_rgba_antialias():
     axs = axs.flatten()
     # zoom in
     axs[0].imshow(aa, interpolation='nearest', cmap=cmap, vmin=-1.2, vmax=1.2)
-    axs[0].set_xlim([N/2-25, N/2+25])
-    axs[0].set_ylim([N/2+50, N/2-10])
+    axs[0].set_xlim(N/2-25, N/2+25)
+    axs[0].set_ylim(N/2+50, N/2-10)
 
     # no anti-alias
     axs[1].imshow(aa, interpolation='nearest', cmap=cmap, vmin=-1.2, vmax=1.2)
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_legend.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_legend.py
index 9c708598e27c..a073fa839d50 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_legend.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_legend.py
@@ -518,8 +518,8 @@ def test_legend_stackplot():
     y2 = 2.0 * x + 1
     y3 = 3.0 * x + 2
     ax.stackplot(x, y1, y2, y3, labels=['y1', 'y2', 'y3'])
-    ax.set_xlim((0, 10))
-    ax.set_ylim((0, 70))
+    ax.set_xlim(0, 10)
+    ax.set_ylim(0, 70)
     ax.legend(loc='best')
 
 
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_lines.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_lines.py
index 56bded0c6557..88f96d1b6555 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_lines.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_lines.py
@@ -219,8 +219,8 @@ def test_marker_fill_styles():
                     markeredgecolor=color,
                     markeredgewidth=2)
 
-    ax.set_ylim([0, 7.5])
-    ax.set_xlim([-5, 155])
+    ax.set_ylim(0, 7.5)
+    ax.set_xlim(-5, 155)
 
 
 def test_markerfacecolor_fillstyle():
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_marker.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_marker.py
index f6e20c148897..a1e71f1f6533 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_marker.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_marker.py
@@ -181,9 +181,9 @@ def test_marker_clipping(fig_ref, fig_test):
     width = 2 * marker_size * ncol
     height = 2 * marker_size * nrow * 2
     fig_ref.set_size_inches((width / fig_ref.dpi, height / fig_ref.dpi))
-    ax_ref = fig_ref.add_axes([0, 0, 1, 1])
+    ax_ref = fig_ref.add_axes((0, 0, 1, 1))
     fig_test.set_size_inches((width / fig_test.dpi, height / fig_ref.dpi))
-    ax_test = fig_test.add_axes([0, 0, 1, 1])
+    ax_test = fig_test.add_axes((0, 0, 1, 1))
 
     for i, marker in enumerate(markers.MarkerStyle.markers):
         x = i % ncol
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_offsetbox.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_offsetbox.py
index f18fa7c777d1..cd693c64ee3f 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_offsetbox.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_offsetbox.py
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ def test_offsetbox_clipping():
     da.add_artist(bg)
     da.add_artist(line)
     ax.add_artist(anchored_box)
-    ax.set_xlim((0, 1))
-    ax.set_ylim((0, 1))
+    ax.set_xlim(0, 1)
+    ax.set_ylim(0, 1)
 
 
 def test_offsetbox_clip_children():
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ def test_remove_draggable():
 def test_draggable_in_subfigure():
     fig = plt.figure()
     # Put annotation at lower left corner to make it easily pickable below.
-    ann = fig.subfigures().add_axes([0, 0, 1, 1]).annotate("foo", (0, 0))
+    ann = fig.subfigures().add_axes((0, 0, 1, 1)).annotate("foo", (0, 0))
     ann.draggable(True)
     fig.canvas.draw()  # Texts are non-pickable until the first draw.
     MouseEvent("button_press_event", fig.canvas, 1, 1)._process()
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_path.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_path.py
index 5424160dad93..88bb5840a97f 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_path.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_path.py
@@ -155,8 +155,8 @@ def test_nonlinear_containment():
 def test_arrow_contains_point():
     # fix bug (#8384)
     fig, ax = plt.subplots()
-    ax.set_xlim((0, 2))
-    ax.set_ylim((0, 2))
+    ax.set_xlim(0, 2)
+    ax.set_ylim(0, 2)
 
     # create an arrow with Curve style
     arrow = patches.FancyArrowPatch((0.5, 0.25), (1.5, 0.75),
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_polar.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_polar.py
index a0969df5de90..31e8cdd89a21 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_polar.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_polar.py
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ def test_polar_rmin():
     theta = 2*np.pi*r
 
     fig = plt.figure()
-    ax = fig.add_axes([0.1, 0.1, 0.8, 0.8], polar=True)
+    ax = fig.add_axes((0.1, 0.1, 0.8, 0.8), polar=True)
     ax.plot(theta, r)
     ax.set_rmax(2.0)
     ax.set_rmin(0.5)
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ def test_polar_negative_rmin():
     theta = 2*np.pi*r
 
     fig = plt.figure()
-    ax = fig.add_axes([0.1, 0.1, 0.8, 0.8], polar=True)
+    ax = fig.add_axes((0.1, 0.1, 0.8, 0.8), polar=True)
     ax.plot(theta, r)
     ax.set_rmax(0.0)
     ax.set_rmin(-3.0)
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ def test_polar_rorigin():
     theta = 2*np.pi*r
 
     fig = plt.figure()
-    ax = fig.add_axes([0.1, 0.1, 0.8, 0.8], polar=True)
+    ax = fig.add_axes((0.1, 0.1, 0.8, 0.8), polar=True)
     ax.plot(theta, r)
     ax.set_rmax(2.0)
     ax.set_rmin(0.5)
@@ -184,14 +184,14 @@ def test_polar_rorigin():
 @image_comparison(['polar_invertedylim.png'], style='default')
 def test_polar_invertedylim():
     fig = plt.figure()
-    ax = fig.add_axes([0.1, 0.1, 0.8, 0.8], polar=True)
+    ax = fig.add_axes((0.1, 0.1, 0.8, 0.8), polar=True)
     ax.set_ylim(2, 0)
 
 
 @image_comparison(['polar_invertedylim_rorigin.png'], style='default')
 def test_polar_invertedylim_rorigin():
     fig = plt.figure()
-    ax = fig.add_axes([0.1, 0.1, 0.8, 0.8], polar=True)
+    ax = fig.add_axes((0.1, 0.1, 0.8, 0.8), polar=True)
     ax.yaxis.set_inverted(True)
     # Set the rlims to inverted (2, 0) without calling set_rlim, to check that
     # viewlims are correctly unstaled before draw()ing.
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ def test_polar_theta_position():
     theta = 2*np.pi*r
 
     fig = plt.figure()
-    ax = fig.add_axes([0.1, 0.1, 0.8, 0.8], polar=True)
+    ax = fig.add_axes((0.1, 0.1, 0.8, 0.8), polar=True)
     ax.plot(theta, r)
     ax.set_theta_zero_location("NW", 30)
     ax.set_theta_direction('clockwise')
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_simplification.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_simplification.py
index bc9b46b14db2..41d01addd622 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_simplification.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_simplification.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ def test_clipping():
 
     fig, ax = plt.subplots()
     ax.plot(t, s, linewidth=1.0)
-    ax.set_ylim((-0.20, -0.28))
+    ax.set_ylim(-0.20, -0.28)
 
 
 @image_comparison(['overflow'], remove_text=True,
@@ -244,8 +244,8 @@ def test_simplify_curve():
 
     fig, ax = plt.subplots()
     ax.add_patch(pp1)
-    ax.set_xlim((0, 2))
-    ax.set_ylim((0, 2))
+    ax.set_xlim(0, 2)
+    ax.set_ylim(0, 2)
 
 
 @check_figures_equal(extensions=['png', 'pdf', 'svg'])
@@ -401,8 +401,8 @@ def test_closed_path_clipping(fig_test, fig_ref):
 def test_hatch():
     fig, ax = plt.subplots()
     ax.add_patch(plt.Rectangle((0, 0), 1, 1, fill=False, hatch="/"))
-    ax.set_xlim((0.45, 0.55))
-    ax.set_ylim((0.45, 0.55))
+    ax.set_xlim(0.45, 0.55)
+    ax.set_ylim(0.45, 0.55)
 
 
 @image_comparison(['fft_peaks'], remove_text=True)
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_text.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_text.py
index 79a9e2d66c46..7327ed55ed04 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_text.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_text.py
@@ -144,8 +144,8 @@ def test_multiline2():
 
     fig, ax = plt.subplots()
 
-    ax.set_xlim([0, 1.4])
-    ax.set_ylim([0, 2])
+    ax.set_xlim(0, 1.4)
+    ax.set_ylim(0, 2)
     ax.axhline(0.5, color='C2', linewidth=0.3)
     sts = ['Line', '2 Lineg\n 2 Lg', '$\\sum_i x $', 'hi $\\sum_i x $\ntest',
            'test\n $\\sum_i x $', '$\\sum_i x $\n $\\sum_i x $']
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_tightlayout.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_tightlayout.py
index f6b6d8f644cc..98fd5e70cdb9 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_tightlayout.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_tightlayout.py
@@ -331,8 +331,8 @@ def test_collapsed():
     # zero (i.e. margins add up to more than the available width) that a call
     # to tight_layout will not get applied:
     fig, ax = plt.subplots(tight_layout=True)
-    ax.set_xlim([0, 1])
-    ax.set_ylim([0, 1])
+    ax.set_xlim(0, 1)
+    ax.set_ylim(0, 1)
 
     ax.annotate('BIG LONG STRING', xy=(1.25, 2), xytext=(10.5, 1.75),
                 annotation_clip=False)
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_usetex.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_usetex.py
index c7658c4f42ac..1d640b4adf7c 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_usetex.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_usetex.py
@@ -168,8 +168,8 @@ def test_rotation():
     mpl.rcParams['text.usetex'] = True
 
     fig = plt.figure()
-    ax = fig.add_axes([0, 0, 1, 1])
-    ax.set(xlim=[-0.5, 5], xticks=[], ylim=[-0.5, 3], yticks=[], frame_on=False)
+    ax = fig.add_axes((0, 0, 1, 1))
+    ax.set(xlim=(-0.5, 5), xticks=[], ylim=(-0.5, 3), yticks=[], frame_on=False)
 
     text = {val: val[0] for val in ['top', 'center', 'bottom', 'left', 'right']}
     text['baseline'] = 'B'
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/widgets.py b/lib/matplotlib/widgets.py
index 6b196571814d..9ded7c61ce2d 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/widgets.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/widgets.py
@@ -273,10 +273,10 @@ def __init__(self, ax, orientation, closedmin, closedmax,
         self.valfmt = valfmt
 
         if orientation == "vertical":
-            ax.set_ylim((valmin, valmax))
+            ax.set_ylim(valmin, valmax)
             axis = ax.yaxis
         else:
-            ax.set_xlim((valmin, valmax))
+            ax.set_xlim(valmin, valmax)
             axis = ax.xaxis
 
         self._fmt = axis.get_major_formatter()
@@ -1841,7 +1841,7 @@ def __init__(self, targetfig, toolfig):
         self.sliderbottom.slidermax = self.slidertop
         self.slidertop.slidermin = self.sliderbottom
 
-        bax = toolfig.add_axes([0.8, 0.05, 0.15, 0.075])
+        bax = toolfig.add_axes((0.8, 0.05, 0.15, 0.075))
         self.buttonreset = Button(bax, 'Reset')
         self.buttonreset.on_clicked(self._on_reset)
 
diff --git a/lib/mpl_toolkits/axes_grid1/tests/test_axes_grid1.py b/lib/mpl_toolkits/axes_grid1/tests/test_axes_grid1.py
index 496ce74d72c0..6748c1d7e1c0 100644
--- a/lib/mpl_toolkits/axes_grid1/tests/test_axes_grid1.py
+++ b/lib/mpl_toolkits/axes_grid1/tests/test_axes_grid1.py
@@ -678,7 +678,7 @@ def test_mark_inset_unstales_viewlim(fig_test, fig_ref):
 
 def test_auto_adjustable():
     fig = plt.figure()
-    ax = fig.add_axes([0, 0, 1, 1])
+    ax = fig.add_axes((0, 0, 1, 1))
     pad = 0.1
     make_axes_area_auto_adjustable(ax, pad=pad)
     fig.canvas.draw()
diff --git a/lib/mpl_toolkits/axisartist/tests/test_axislines.py b/lib/mpl_toolkits/axisartist/tests/test_axislines.py
index 8bc3707421b6..a1485d4f436b 100644
--- a/lib/mpl_toolkits/axisartist/tests/test_axislines.py
+++ b/lib/mpl_toolkits/axisartist/tests/test_axislines.py
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ def test_ParasiteAxesAuxTrans():
             getattr(ax2, name)(xx, yy, data[:-1, :-1])
         else:
             getattr(ax2, name)(xx, yy, data)
-        ax1.set_xlim((0, 5))
-        ax1.set_ylim((0, 5))
+        ax1.set_xlim(0, 5)
+        ax1.set_ylim(0, 5)
 
     ax2.contour(xx, yy, data, colors='k')
 
diff --git a/lib/mpl_toolkits/mplot3d/tests/test_axes3d.py b/lib/mpl_toolkits/mplot3d/tests/test_axes3d.py
index 79c7baba9bd1..cd45c8e33a6f 100644
--- a/lib/mpl_toolkits/mplot3d/tests/test_axes3d.py
+++ b/lib/mpl_toolkits/mplot3d/tests/test_axes3d.py
@@ -2227,9 +2227,9 @@ def test_computed_zorder():
         # plot some points
         ax.scatter((3, 3), (1, 3), (1, 3), c='red', zorder=10)
 
-        ax.set_xlim((0, 5.0))
-        ax.set_ylim((0, 5.0))
-        ax.set_zlim((0, 2.5))
+        ax.set_xlim(0, 5.0)
+        ax.set_ylim(0, 5.0)
+        ax.set_zlim(0, 2.5)
 
     ax3 = fig.add_subplot(223, projection='3d')
     ax4 = fig.add_subplot(224, projection='3d')
diff --git a/tools/make_icons.py b/tools/make_icons.py
index f09d40e92256..b253c0517c43 100755
--- a/tools/make_icons.py
+++ b/tools/make_icons.py
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ def make_icon(font_path, ccode):
 def make_matplotlib_icon():
     fig = plt.figure(figsize=(1, 1))
     fig.patch.set_alpha(0.0)
-    ax = fig.add_axes([0.025, 0.025, 0.95, 0.95], projection='polar')
+    ax = fig.add_axes((0.025, 0.025, 0.95, 0.95), projection='polar')
     ax.set_axisbelow(True)
 
     N = 7