Reoder Axes API docs.

The previous order was a bit of a mess. I went for set_xfoo, get_xfoo, set_yfoo, get_yfoo although set_xfoo, set_yfoo, get_xfoo, get_yfoo would probably have worked equally well.
matplotlib · jklymak · Nov 2, 2017 · Nov 1, 2017 · Nov 1, 2017 · Nov 1, 2017
commit a3057762b8446cd06293d209e256e7559c2601fb
diff --git a/doc/api/axes_api.rst b/doc/api/axes_api.rst
@@ -239,16 +239,16 @@ Property cycle
 Axis / limits
 =============

+.. For families of methods of the form {get,set}_{x,y}foo, try to list them in
+   the order set_xfoo, get_xfoo, set_yfoo, get_yfoo
+
 .. autosummary::
   :toctree: _as_gen
   :template: autosummary.rst
   :nosignatures:

-
-   Axes.get_yaxis
   Axes.get_xaxis
-
-
+   Axes.get_yaxis

 Axis Limits and direction
 -------------------------
@@ -259,23 +259,22 @@ Axis Limits and direction
   :nosignatures:

   Axes.invert_xaxis
-   Axes.invert_yaxis
   Axes.xaxis_inverted
+   Axes.invert_yaxis
   Axes.yaxis_inverted

   Axes.set_xlim
+   Axes.get_xlim
   Axes.set_ylim
   Axes.get_ylim
-   Axes.get_xlim

   Axes.update_datalim
   Axes.update_datalim_bounds
-   Axes.update_datalim_numerix

-   Axes.set_ybound
   Axes.set_xbound
-   Axes.get_ybound
   Axes.get_xbound
+   Axes.set_ybound
+   Axes.get_ybound

 Axis Labels, title, and legend
 ------------------------------
@@ -285,19 +284,17 @@ Axis Labels, title, and legend
   :template: autosummary.rst
   :nosignatures:

-   Axes.get_xlabel
-   Axes.get_ylabel
-
   Axes.set_xlabel
+   Axes.get_xlabel
   Axes.set_ylabel
+   Axes.get_ylabel

   Axes.set_title
   Axes.get_title
   Axes.legend
   Axes.get_legend
   Axes.get_legend_handles_labels

-
 Axis scales
 -----------

@@ -308,11 +305,8 @@ Axis scales

   Axes.set_xscale
   Axes.get_xscale
-
-   Axes.get_yscale
   Axes.set_yscale
-
-
+   Axes.get_yscale

 Autoscaling and margins
 -----------------------
@@ -333,15 +327,14 @@ Autoscaling and margins
   Axes.autoscale
   Axes.autoscale_view

-   Axes.get_autoscale_on
   Axes.set_autoscale_on
+   Axes.get_autoscale_on

-   Axes.get_autoscalex_on
   Axes.set_autoscalex_on
+   Axes.get_autoscalex_on

-   Axes.get_autoscaley_on
   Axes.set_autoscaley_on
-
+   Axes.get_autoscaley_on

 Aspect ratio
 ------------
@@ -352,56 +345,55 @@ Aspect ratio
   :nosignatures:

   Axes.apply_aspect
-   Axes.get_aspect
   Axes.set_aspect
+   Axes.get_aspect

-   Axes.get_adjustable
   Axes.set_adjustable
-
+   Axes.get_adjustable

 Ticks and tick labels
 ---------------------

-
 .. autosummary::
   :toctree: _as_gen
   :template: autosummary.rst
   :nosignatures:

-   Axes.xaxis_date
-   Axes.yaxis_date
+   Axes.set_xticks
+   Axes.get_xticks

+   Axes.set_xticklabels
+   Axes.get_xticklabels
   Axes.get_xmajorticklabels
   Axes.get_xminorticklabels
-   Axes.get_xticklabels
+
+   Axes.get_xgridlines
   Axes.get_xticklines
-   Axes.get_xticks

-   Axes.get_ymajorticklabels
-   Axes.get_yminorticklabels
-   Axes.get_yticklabels
-   Axes.get_yticklines
-   Axes.get_yticks
+   Axes.xaxis_date

-   Axes.minorticks_off
-   Axes.minorticks_on
+   Axes.set_yticks
+   Axes.get_yticks

-   Axes.set_xticklabels
-   Axes.set_xticks
   Axes.set_yticklabels
-   Axes.set_yticks
+   Axes.get_yticklabels
+   Axes.get_ymajorticklabels
+   Axes.get_yminorticklabels

-   Axes.get_xgridlines
   Axes.get_ygridlines
+   Axes.get_yticklines
+
+   Axes.yaxis_date

+   Axes.minorticks_off
+   Axes.minorticks_on

   Axes.ticklabel_format
   Axes.tick_params

   Axes.locator_params


-
 Units
 =====