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# Source code for astropy.visualization.wcsaxes.coordinate_helpers

    # Licensed under a 3-clause BSD style license - see LICENSE.rst

    """
    This file defines the classes used to represent a 'coordinate', which includes
    axes, ticks, tick labels, and grid lines.
    """

    import warnings

    import numpy as np
    from matplotlib import rcParams
    from matplotlib.patches import PathPatch
    from matplotlib.path import Path
    from matplotlib.transforms import Affine2D, ScaledTranslation

    from astropy import units as u
    from astropy.utils.decorators import deprecated_renamed_argument
    from astropy.utils.exceptions import AstropyDeprecationWarning

    from .axislabels import AxisLabels
    from .formatter_locator import AngleFormatterLocator, ScalarFormatterLocator
    from .frame import EllipticalFrame, RectangularFrame1D
    from .grid_paths import get_gridline_path, get_lon_lat_path
    from .ticklabels import TickLabels
    from .ticks import Ticks

    __all__ = ["CoordinateHelper"]

    # Matplotlib's gridlines use Line2D, but ours use PathPatch.
    # Patches take a slightly different format of linestyle argument.
    LINES_TO_PATCHES_LINESTYLE = {
        "-": "solid",
        "--": "dashed",
        "-.": "dashdot",
        ":": "dotted",
        "none": "none",
        "None": "none",
        " ": "none",
        "": "none",
    }

    def wrap_angle_at(values, coord_wrap):
        # On ARM processors, np.mod emits warnings if there are NaN values in the
        # array, although this doesn't seem to happen on other processors.
        with np.errstate(invalid="ignore"):
            return np.mod(values - coord_wrap, 360.0) - (360.0 - coord_wrap)

    class CoordinateHelper:
        """
        Helper class to control one of the coordinates in the
        :class:`~astropy.visualization.wcsaxes.WCSAxes`.

        Parameters
        ----------
        parent_axes : :class:`~astropy.visualization.wcsaxes.WCSAxes`
            The axes the coordinate helper belongs to.
        parent_map : :class:`~astropy.visualization.wcsaxes.CoordinatesMap`
            The :class:`~astropy.visualization.wcsaxes.CoordinatesMap` object this
            coordinate belongs to.
        transform : `~matplotlib.transforms.Transform`
            The transform corresponding to this coordinate system.
        coord_index : int
            The index of this coordinate in the
            :class:`~astropy.visualization.wcsaxes.CoordinatesMap`.
        coord_type : {'longitude', 'latitude', 'scalar'}
            The type of this coordinate, which is used to determine the wrapping and
            boundary behavior of coordinates. Longitudes wrap at ``coord_wrap``,
            latitudes have to be in the range -90 to 90, and scalars are unbounded
            and do not wrap.
        coord_unit : `~astropy.units.Unit`
            The unit that this coordinate is in given the output of transform.
        format_unit : `~astropy.units.Unit`, optional
            The unit to use to display the coordinates.
        coord_wrap : `astropy.units.Quantity`
            The angle at which the longitude wraps (defaults to 360 degrees).
        frame : `~astropy.visualization.wcsaxes.frame.BaseFrame`
            The frame of the :class:`~astropy.visualization.wcsaxes.WCSAxes`.
        default_label : str, optional
            The axis label to show by default if none is set later.
        """

        def __init__(
            self,
            parent_axes=None,
            parent_map=None,
            transform=None,
            coord_index=None,
            coord_type="scalar",
            coord_unit=None,
            coord_wrap=None,
            frame=None,
            format_unit=None,
            default_label=None,
        ):
            # Keep a reference to the parent axes and the transform
            self._parent_axes = parent_axes
            self._parent_map = parent_map
            self._transform = transform
            self._coord_index = coord_index
            self._coord_unit = coord_unit
            self._format_unit = format_unit
            self._frame = frame
            self._default_label = default_label or ""
            self._auto_axislabel = True
            self._axislabel_set = False
            self._custom_formatter = None

            # Disable auto label for elliptical frames as it puts labels in
            # annoying places.
            if issubclass(self.parent_axes.frame_class, EllipticalFrame):
                self._auto_axislabel = False

            self.set_coord_type(coord_type, coord_wrap)

            # Initialize ticks
            self.dpi_transform = Affine2D()
            self.offset_transform = ScaledTranslation(0, 0, self.dpi_transform)
            self._ticks = Ticks(
                frame=self.frame, transform=parent_axes.transData + self.offset_transform
            )

            # Initialize tick labels
            self._ticklabels = TickLabels(
                self.frame,
                transform=None,  # display coordinates
                figure=parent_axes.get_figure(),
            )
            self._ticks.display_minor_ticks(rcParams["xtick.minor.visible"])
            self._minor_frequency = 5

            # Initialize axis labels
            self._axislabels = AxisLabels(
                self.frame,
                transform=None,  # display coordinates
                figure=parent_axes.get_figure(),
            )

            # Initialize container for the grid lines
            self._grid_lines = []

            # Initialize grid style. Take defaults from matplotlib.rcParams.
            # Based on matplotlib.axis.YTick._get_gridline.
            self._grid_lines_kwargs = {
                "visible": False,
                "facecolor": "none",
                "edgecolor": rcParams["grid.color"],
                "linestyle": LINES_TO_PATCHES_LINESTYLE[rcParams["grid.linestyle"]],
                "linewidth": rcParams["grid.linewidth"],
                "alpha": rcParams["grid.alpha"],
                "transform": self.parent_axes.transData,
            }

        @property
        def parent_axes(self):
            """
            The axes the coordinate helper belongs to.
            """
            return self._parent_axes

        @parent_axes.setter
        def parent_axes(self, value):
            warnings.warn(
                "Setting CoordinateHelper.parent_axes directly is deprecated",
                AstropyDeprecationWarning,
            )
            self._parent_axes = value

        @property
        def parent_map(self):
            """
            The :class:`~astropy.visualization.wcsaxes.CoordinatesMap` object this
            coordinate belongs to.
            """
            return self._parent_map

        @parent_map.setter
        def parent_map(self, value):
            warnings.warn(
                "Setting CoordinateHelper.parent_map directly is deprecated",
                AstropyDeprecationWarning,
            )
            self._parent_map = value

        @property
        def transform(self):
            """
            The transform corresponding to this coordinate system.
            """
            return self._transform

        @transform.setter
        def transform(self, value):
            warnings.warn(
                "Setting CoordinateHelper.transform directly is deprecated",
                AstropyDeprecationWarning,
            )
            self._transform = value

        @property
        def coord_index(self):
            """
            The index of this coordinate in the
            :class:`~astropy.visualization.wcsaxes.CoordinatesMap`.
            """
            return self._coord_index

        @coord_index.setter
        def coord_index(self, value):
            warnings.warn(
                "Setting CoordinateHelper.coord_index directly is deprecated",
                AstropyDeprecationWarning,
            )
            self._coord_index = value

        @property
        def coord_type(self):
            """
            The type of this coordinate (e.g., ``'longitude'``)
            """
            return self._coord_type

        @coord_type.setter
        def coord_type(self, value):
            warnings.warn(
                "Setting CoordinateHelper.coord_type directly is deprecated, use CoordinateHelper.set_coord_type instead",
                AstropyDeprecationWarning,
            )
            self._coord_type = value

        @property
        def coord_unit(self):
            """
            The unit that this coordinate is in given the output of transform.
            """
            return self._coord_unit

        @coord_unit.setter
        def coord_unit(self, value):
            warnings.warn(
                "Setting CoordinateHelper.coord_unit directly is deprecated",
                AstropyDeprecationWarning,
            )
            self._coord_unit = value

        @property
        def coord_wrap(self):
            """
            The angle at which the longitude wraps (defaults to 360 degrees).
            """
            return self._coord_wrap

        @coord_wrap.setter
        def coord_wrap(self, value):
            warnings.warn(
                "Setting CoordinateHelper.coord_wrap directly is deprecated, use CoordinateHelper.set_coord_type instead",
                AstropyDeprecationWarning,
            )
            self._coord_wrap = value

        @property
        def frame(self):
            """
            The frame of the :class:`~astropy.visualization.wcsaxes.WCSAxes`.
            """
            return self._frame

        @frame.setter
        def frame(self, value):
            warnings.warn(
                "Setting CoordinateHelper.frame directly is deprecated",
                AstropyDeprecationWarning,
            )
            self._frame = value

        @property
        def default_label(self):
            """
            The axis label to show by default if none is set later.
            """
            return self._default_label

        @default_label.setter
        def default_label(self, value):
            warnings.warn(
                "Setting CoordinateHelper.default_label directly is deprecated",
                AstropyDeprecationWarning,
            )
            self._default_label = value

        @property
        def ticks(self):
            warnings.warn(
                "CoordinateHelper.ticks should not be accessed directly and is deprecated",
                AstropyDeprecationWarning,
            )
            return self._ticks

        @ticks.setter
        def ticks(self, value):
            warnings.warn(
                "Setting CoordinateHelper.ticks directly is deprecated",
                AstropyDeprecationWarning,
            )
            self._ticks = value

        @property
        def ticklabels(self):
            warnings.warn(
                "CoordinateHelper.ticklabels should not be accessed directly and is deprecated",
                AstropyDeprecationWarning,
            )
            return self._ticklabels

        @ticklabels.setter
        def ticklabels(self, value):
            warnings.warn(
                "Setting CoordinateHelper.ticklabels directly is deprecated",
                AstropyDeprecationWarning,
            )
            self._ticklabels = value

        @property
        def axislabels(self):
            warnings.warn(
                "CoordinateHelper.axislabels should not be accessed directly and is deprecated",
                AstropyDeprecationWarning,
            )
            return self._axislabels

        @axislabels.setter
        def axislabels(self, value):
            warnings.warn(
                "Setting CoordinateHelper.axislabels directly is deprecated",
                AstropyDeprecationWarning,
            )
            self._axislabels = value

        def grid(self, draw_grid=True, grid_type=None, **kwargs):
            """
            Plot grid lines for this coordinate.

            Standard matplotlib appearance options (color, alpha, etc.) can be
            passed as keyword arguments.

            Parameters
            ----------
            draw_grid : bool
                Whether to show the gridlines
            grid_type : {'lines', 'contours'}
                Whether to plot the contours by determining the grid lines in
                world coordinates and then plotting them in world coordinates
                (``'lines'``) or by determining the world coordinates at many
                positions in the image and then drawing contours
                (``'contours'``). The first is recommended for 2-d images, while
                for 3-d (or higher dimensional) cubes, the ``'contours'`` option
                is recommended. By default, 'lines' is used if the transform has
                an inverse, otherwise 'contours' is used.
            """
            if grid_type == "lines" and not self.transform.has_inverse:
                raise ValueError(
                    "The specified transform has no inverse, so the "
                    "grid cannot be drawn using grid_type='lines'"
                )

            if grid_type is None:
                grid_type = "lines" if self.transform.has_inverse else "contours"

            if grid_type in ("lines", "contours"):
                self._grid_type = grid_type
            else:
                raise ValueError("grid_type should be 'lines' or 'contours'")

            if "color" in kwargs:
                kwargs["edgecolor"] = kwargs.pop("color")

            self._grid_lines_kwargs.update(kwargs)

            if draw_grid is None:
                draw_grid = True
            self._grid_lines_kwargs["visible"] = draw_grid

        def set_coord_type(self, coord_type, coord_wrap=None):
            """
            Set the coordinate type for the axis.

            Parameters
            ----------
            coord_type : str
                One of 'longitude', 'latitude' or 'scalar'
            coord_wrap : `~astropy.units.Quantity`, optional
                The value to wrap at for angular coordinates.
            """
            self._coord_type = coord_type

            if coord_wrap is not None and not isinstance(coord_wrap, u.Quantity):
                warnings.warn(
                    "Passing 'coord_wrap' as a number is deprecated. Use a Quantity with units convertible to angular degrees instead.",
                    AstropyDeprecationWarning,
                )
                coord_wrap = coord_wrap * u.deg

            if coord_type == "longitude" and coord_wrap is None:
                self._coord_wrap = 360 * u.deg
            elif coord_type != "longitude" and coord_wrap is not None:
                raise NotImplementedError(
                    "coord_wrap is not yet supported for non-longitude coordinates"
                )
            else:
                self._coord_wrap = coord_wrap

            # Initialize tick formatter/locator
            if coord_type == "scalar":
                self._coord_scale_to_deg = None
                self._formatter_locator = ScalarFormatterLocator(unit=self.coord_unit)
            elif coord_type in ["longitude", "latitude"]:
                if self.coord_unit is u.deg:
                    self._coord_scale_to_deg = None
                else:
                    self._coord_scale_to_deg = self.coord_unit.to(u.deg)
                self._formatter_locator = AngleFormatterLocator(
                    unit=self.coord_unit, format_unit=self._format_unit
                )
            else:
                raise ValueError(
                    "coord_type should be one of 'scalar', 'longitude', or 'latitude'"
                )

        def set_major_formatter(self, formatter, show_decimal_unit=True):
            """
            Set the format string to use for the major tick labels.

            See :ref:`tick_label_format` for accepted format strings and examples.

            Parameters
            ----------
            formatter : str or callable
                The format string to use, or a callable (for advanced use cases).
                If specified as a callable, this should take a
                `~astropy.units.Quantity` (which could be scalar or array) of tick
                world coordinates as well as an optional ``spacing`` keyword
                argument, which gives (also as a `~astropy.units.Quantity`) the
                spacing between ticks, and returns an iterable of strings
                containing the labels.
            show_decimal_unit : str
                Whether to show the unit or not when using decimal formatting (e.g.,
                ``d.dd`` or ``x.xxx``).
            """
            if callable(formatter):
                self._custom_formatter = formatter
            elif isinstance(formatter, str):
                self._formatter_locator.format = formatter
                self._custom_formatter = None
            else:
                raise TypeError("formatter should be a string")

            self._formatter_locator.show_decimal_unit = show_decimal_unit

        def format_coord(self, value, format="auto"):
            """
            Given the value of a coordinate, will format it according to the
            format of the formatter_locator.

            Parameters
            ----------
            value : float
                The value to format
            format : {'auto', 'ascii', 'latex'}, optional
                The format to use - by default the formatting will be adjusted
                depending on whether Matplotlib is using LaTeX or MathTex. To
                get plain ASCII strings, use format='ascii'.
            """
            if not hasattr(self, "_fl_spacing"):
                return ""  # _update_ticks has not been called yet

            fl = self._formatter_locator
            if isinstance(fl, AngleFormatterLocator):
                # Convert to degrees if needed
                if self._coord_scale_to_deg is not None:
                    value *= self._coord_scale_to_deg

                if self.coord_type == "longitude":
                    value = wrap_angle_at(value, self.coord_wrap.to_value(u.deg))
                value = value * u.degree
                value = value.to_value(fl._unit)

            spacing = self._fl_spacing

            string = self.formatter(
                values=[value] * fl._unit, spacing=spacing, format=format
            )

            return string[0]

        def set_separator(self, separator):
            """
            Set the separator to use for the angle major tick labels.

            Parameters
            ----------
            separator : str or tuple or None
                The separator between numbers in sexagesimal representation. Can be
                either a string or a tuple (or `None` for default).
            """
            if not (self._formatter_locator.__class__ == AngleFormatterLocator):
                raise TypeError("Separator can only be specified for angle coordinates")
            if isinstance(separator, (str, tuple)) or separator is None:
                self._formatter_locator.sep = separator
            else:
                raise TypeError("separator should be a string, a tuple, or None")

        def set_format_unit(self, unit, decimal=None, show_decimal_unit=True):
            """
            Set the unit for the major tick labels.

            Parameters
            ----------
            unit : class:`~astropy.units.Unit`
                The unit to which the tick labels should be converted to.
            decimal : bool, optional
                Whether to use decimal formatting. By default this is `False`
                for degrees or hours (which therefore use sexagesimal formatting)
                and `True` for all other units.
            show_decimal_unit : bool, optional
                Whether to include units when in decimal mode.
            """
            self._formatter_locator.format_unit = u.Unit(unit)
            self._formatter_locator.decimal = decimal
            self._formatter_locator.show_decimal_unit = show_decimal_unit

        def get_format_unit(self):
            """
            Get the unit for the major tick labels.
            """
            return self._formatter_locator.format_unit

        def set_ticks(
            self,
            values=None,
            spacing=None,
            number=None,
            size=None,
            width=None,
            color=None,
            alpha=None,
            direction=None,
            exclude_overlapping=None,
        ):
            """
            Set the location and properties of the ticks.

            At most one of the options from ``values``, ``spacing``, or
            ``number`` can be specified.

            Parameters
            ----------
            values : iterable, optional
                The coordinate values at which to show the ticks.
            spacing : float, optional
                The spacing between ticks.
            number : float, optional
                The approximate number of ticks shown.
            size : float, optional
                The length of the ticks in points
            color : str or tuple, optional
                A valid Matplotlib color for the ticks
            alpha : float, optional
                The alpha value (transparency) for the ticks.
            direction : {'in','out'}, optional
                Whether the ticks should point inwards or outwards.
            """
            if sum([values is None, spacing is None, number is None]) < 2:
                raise ValueError(
                    "At most one of values, spacing, or number should be specified"
                )

            if values is not None:
                self._formatter_locator.values = values
            elif spacing is not None:
                self._formatter_locator.spacing = spacing
            elif number is not None:
                self._formatter_locator.number = number

            if size is not None:
                self._ticks.set_ticksize(size)

            if width is not None:
                self._ticks.set_linewidth(width)

            if color is not None:
                self._ticks.set_color(color)

            if alpha is not None:
                self._ticks.set_alpha(alpha)

            if direction is not None:
                if direction in ("in", "out"):
                    self._ticks.set_tick_out(direction == "out")
                else:
                    raise ValueError("direction should be 'in' or 'out'")

            if exclude_overlapping is not None:
                warnings.warn(
                    "exclude_overlapping= should be passed to "
                    "set_ticklabel instead of set_ticks",
                    AstropyDeprecationWarning,
                )
                self._ticklabels.set_exclude_overlapping(exclude_overlapping)

        def set_ticks_position(self, position):
            """
            Set where ticks should appear.

            Parameters
            ----------
            position : str or list
                The axes on which the ticks for this coordinate should appear.
                Should be a sequence containing zero or more of ``'b'``, ``'t'``,
                ``'l'``, ``'r'``. For example, ``'lb'`` will lead the ticks to be
                shown on the left and bottom axis. In addition, if ``'#'`` is
                included in the sequence, the position will be considered dynamic and
                will be updated at draw-time in order to show the ticks on the same
                axes as the tick labels are shown.
            """
            self._ticks.set_visible_axes(position)

        def get_ticks_position(self):
            """
            Get where tick labels will appear.
            """
            return list(self._ticks.get_visible_axes())

        def set_ticks_visible(self, visible):
            """
            Set whether ticks are visible or not.

            Parameters
            ----------
            visible : bool
                The visibility of ticks. Setting as ``False`` will hide ticks
                along this coordinate.
            """
            self._ticks.set_visible(visible)

        def get_ticks_visible(self):
            """
            Get whether the ticks are currently visible.
            """
            return self._ticks.get_visible()

        def set_ticklabel(
            self,
            color=None,
            size=None,
            pad=None,
            exclude_overlapping=None,
            *,
            simplify=True,
            **kwargs,
        ):
            """
            Set the visual properties for the tick labels.

            Parameters
            ----------
            size : float, optional
                The size of the ticks labels in points
            color : str or tuple, optional
                A valid Matplotlib color for the tick labels
            pad : float, optional
                Distance in points between tick and label.
            exclude_overlapping : bool, optional
                Whether to exclude tick labels that overlap over each other.
            simplify : bool, optional
                Whether to remove repeated parts of tick labels.
            **kwargs
                Other keyword arguments are passed to :class:`matplotlib.text.Text`.
            """
            if size is not None:
                self._ticklabels.set_size(size)
            if color is not None:
                self._ticklabels.set_color(color)
            if pad is not None:
                self._ticklabels.set_pad(pad)
            if exclude_overlapping is not None:
                self._ticklabels.set_exclude_overlapping(exclude_overlapping)
            self._ticklabels.set_simplify(simplify)
            self._ticklabels.set(**kwargs)

        def get_ticklabel_visible(self):
            """
            Get whether the tick labels are currently visible.
            """
            return self._ticklabels.get_visible()

        def set_ticklabel_position(self, position):
            """
            Set where tick labels should appear.

            Parameters
            ----------
            position : str or list
                The axes on which the tick labels for this coordinate should
                appear. Should be a sequence containing zero or more of ``'b'``,
                ``'t'``, ``'l'``, ``'r'``. For example, ``'lb'`` will lead the
                tick labels to be shown on the left and bottom axis. In addition,
                if ``'#'`` is included in the sequence, the position will be
                considered dynamic and will be updated at draw-time in order to
                attempt to optimize the layout of all the coordinates.
            """
            self._ticklabels.set_visible_axes(position)

        def get_ticklabel_position(self):
            """
            Get where tick labels will appear.
            """
            return list(self._ticklabels.get_visible_axes())

        def set_ticklabel_visible(self, visible):
            """
            Set whether the tick labels are visible or not.

            Parameters
            ----------
            visible : bool
                The visibility of ticks. Setting as ``False`` will hide this
                coordinate's tick labels.
            """
            self._ticklabels.set_visible(visible)

        def set_axislabel(self, text, minpad=1, **kwargs):
            """
            Set the text and optionally visual properties for the axis label.

            Parameters
            ----------
            text : str
                The axis label text.
            minpad : float, optional
                The padding for the label in terms of axis label font size.
            **kwargs
                Keywords are passed to :class:`matplotlib.text.Text`. These
                can include keywords to set the ``color``, ``size``, ``weight``, and
                other text properties.
            """
            fontdict = kwargs.pop("fontdict", None)

            # NOTE: When using plt.xlabel/plt.ylabel, minpad can get set explicitly
            # to None so we need to make sure that in that case we change to a
            # default numerical value.
            if minpad is None:
                minpad = 1

            self._axislabel_set = True

            self._axislabels.set_text(text)
            self._axislabels.set_minpad(minpad)
            self._axislabels.set(**kwargs)

            if fontdict is not None:
                self._axislabels.update(fontdict)

        def get_axislabel(self):
            """
            Get the text for the axis label.

            Returns
            -------
            label : str
                The axis label
            """
            if self._auto_axislabel and not self._axislabel_set:
                return self._get_default_axislabel()
            else:
                return self._axislabels.get_text()

        def get_axislabel_visible(self):
            """
            Get whether the axis label is currently visible.
            """
            return self._axislabels.get_visible()

        def set_auto_axislabel(self, auto_label):
            """
            Render default axis labels if no explicit label is provided.

            Parameters
            ----------
            auto_label : `bool`
                `True` if default labels will be rendered.
            """
            self._auto_axislabel = bool(auto_label)

        def get_auto_axislabel(self):
            """
            Render default axis labels if no explicit label is provided.

            Returns
            -------
            auto_axislabel : `bool`
                `True` if default labels will be rendered.
            """
            return self._auto_axislabel

        def _get_default_axislabel(self):
            unit = self.get_format_unit() or self.coord_unit

            if not unit or unit is u.one or self.coord_type in ("longitude", "latitude"):
                return f"{self.default_label}"
            else:
                return f"{self.default_label} [{unit:latex}]"

        def set_axislabel_position(self, position):
            """
            Set where axis labels should appear.

            Parameters
            ----------
            position : str or list
                The axes on which the axis label for this coordinate should
                appear. Should be a sequence containing zero or more of ``'b'``,
                ``'t'``, ``'l'``, ``'r'``. For example, ``'lb'`` will lead the
                axis label to be shown on the left and bottom axis. In addition, if
                ``'#'`` is included in the sequence, the position will be considered
                dynamic and will be updated at draw-time in order to show the axis
                label on the same axes as the tick labels are shown.
            """
            self._axislabels.set_visible_axes(position)

        def get_axislabel_position(self):
            """
            Get where axis labels will appear.
            """
            return list(self._axislabels.get_visible_axes())

        def set_axislabel_visibility_rule(self, rule):
            """
            Set the rule used to determine when the axis label is drawn.

            Parameters
            ----------
            rule : str
                If the rule is 'always' axis labels will always be drawn on the
                axis. If the rule is 'ticks' the label will only be drawn if ticks
                were drawn on that axis. If the rule is 'labels' the axis label
                will only be drawn if tick labels were drawn on that axis.
            """
            self._axislabels.set_visibility_rule(rule)

        def set_visible(self, visible):
            """
            Set the visibility for ticks, tick labels, and axis labels.

            Parameters
            ----------
            visible : bool
                If 'True', show all elements.
                If 'False', hide all elements.
            """
            if isinstance(visible, bool):
                self.set_ticks_visible(visible)
                self.set_ticklabel_visible(visible)
                self._axislabels.set_visible(visible)
            else:
                raise TypeError("visible must be a boolean")

        def set_position(self, position):
            """
            Set the position for ticks, tick labels, and axis labels.

            Parameters
            ----------
            position : str
                Show all elements at the given position string (e.g. 't', 'lb', '#').
            """
            if isinstance(position, str):
                self.set_ticks_position(position)
                self.set_ticklabel_position(position)
                self.set_axislabel_position(position)

                self.set_ticks_visible(True)
                self.set_ticklabel_visible(True)
                self._axislabels.set_visible(True)
            else:
                raise TypeError("position must be a string")

        @deprecated_renamed_argument("rule", None, "7.2.0")
        def get_axislabel_visibility_rule(self, rule):
            """
            Get the rule used to determine when the axis label is drawn.
            """
            return self._axislabels.get_visibility_rule()

        @property
        def locator(self):
            return self._formatter_locator.locator

        @property
        def formatter(self):
            return self._custom_formatter or self._formatter_locator.formatter

        def _draw_grid(self, renderer):
            renderer.open_group("grid lines")

            if self._grid_lines_kwargs["visible"]:
                if isinstance(self.frame, RectangularFrame1D):
                    self._update_grid_lines_1d()
                else:
                    if self._grid_type == "lines":
                        self._update_grid_lines()
                    else:
                        self._update_grid_contour()

                if self._grid_type == "lines":
                    frame_patch = self.frame.patch
                    for path in self._grid_lines:
                        p = PathPatch(path, **self._grid_lines_kwargs)
                        p.set_clip_path(frame_patch)
                        p.draw(renderer)

                elif self._grid is not None:
                    self._grid.set(**self._grid_lines_kwargs)
                    self._grid.draw(renderer)

            renderer.close_group("grid lines")

        def _draw_ticks(self, renderer, existing_bboxes):
            """
            Draw all ticks and ticklabels.

            Parameters
            ----------
            existing_bboxes : list[Bbox]
                All bboxes for ticks that have already been drawn by other
                coordinates.
            """
            renderer.open_group("ticks")
            self._ticks.draw(renderer)

            self._ticklabels._tick_out_size = self._ticks.out_size

            self._ticklabels._set_existing_bboxes(existing_bboxes)
            self._ticklabels.draw(renderer)

            renderer.close_group("ticks")

        def _draw_axislabels(self, renderer, bboxes, ticklabels_bbox, visible_ticks):
            # Render the default axis label if no axis label is set.
            if self._auto_axislabel and not self._axislabel_set:
                self.set_axislabel(self._get_default_axislabel())

            renderer.open_group("axis labels")

            self._axislabels.draw(
                renderer,
                bboxes=bboxes,
                ticklabels_bbox=ticklabels_bbox,
                coord_ticklabels_bbox=ticklabels_bbox[self],
                ticks_locs=self._ticks.ticks_locs,
                visible_ticks=visible_ticks,
            )

            renderer.close_group("axis labels")

        def _update_ticks(self):
            if self.coord_index is None:
                return

            # TODO: this method should be optimized for speed

            # Here we determine the location and rotation of all the ticks. For
            # each axis, we can check the intersections for the specific
            # coordinate and once we have the tick positions, we can use the WCS
            # to determine the rotations.

            coord_range = self.parent_map._coord_range

            # First find the ticks we want to show
            tick_world_coordinates, self._fl_spacing = self.locator(
                *coord_range[self.coord_index]
            )

            if self._ticks.get_display_minor_ticks():
                minor_ticks_w_coordinates = self._formatter_locator.minor_locator(
                    self._fl_spacing,
                    self.get_minor_frequency(),
                    *coord_range[self.coord_index],
                )

            # We want to allow non-standard rectangular frames, so we just rely on
            # the parent axes to tell us what the bounding frame is.
            from . import conf

            frame = self.frame.sample(conf.frame_boundary_samples)

            self._ticks.clear()
            self._ticklabels.clear()
            self._lblinfo = []
            self._lbl_world = []
            # Look up parent axes' transform from data to figure coordinates.
            #
            # See:
            # https://matplotlib.org/stable/tutorials/advanced/transforms_tutorial.html#the-transformation-pipeline
            transData = self.parent_axes.transData
            invertedTransLimits = transData.inverted()

            for axis, spine in frame.items():
                if spine.data.size == 0:
                    continue

                if not isinstance(self.frame, RectangularFrame1D):
                    # Determine tick rotation in display coordinates and compare to
                    # the normal angle in display coordinates.

                    pixel0 = spine.data
                    world0 = spine.world[:, self.coord_index]
                    if np.isnan(world0).all():
                        continue
                    axes0 = transData.transform(pixel0)

                    # Define a helper function to minimize code repetition
                    def shifted_pixel_to_world(index, shift):
                        pixel = axes0.copy()
                        pixel[:, index] += shift
                        pixel = invertedTransLimits.transform(pixel)
                        with np.errstate(invalid="ignore"):
                            return self.transform.transform(pixel)[:, self.coord_index]

                    # Advance 2 pixels to the right in figure coordinates
                    world1 = shifted_pixel_to_world(0, 2)
                    dx = world1 - world0

                    # Where advancing to the right results in NaN, advance to the left instead
                    invalid1 = np.isnan(world1)
                    if invalid1.any():
                        world1 = shifted_pixel_to_world(0, -2)
                        dx[invalid1] = (world0 - world1)[invalid1]

                    # Advance 2 pixels up in figure coordinates
                    amount = 2.0 if self.frame.origin == "lower" else -2.0
                    world2 = shifted_pixel_to_world(1, amount)
                    dy = world2 - world0

                    # Where advancing up results in NaN, advance down instead
                    invalid2 = np.isnan(world2)
                    if invalid2.any():
                        world2 = shifted_pixel_to_world(1, -amount)
                        dy[invalid2] = (world0 - world2)[invalid2]

                    # Rotate by 90 degrees
                    dx, dy = -dy, dx

                    if self.coord_type == "longitude":
                        if self._coord_scale_to_deg is not None:
                            dx *= self._coord_scale_to_deg
                            dy *= self._coord_scale_to_deg

                        # Here we wrap at 180 not self.coord_wrap since we want to
                        # always ensure abs(dx) < 180 and abs(dy) < 180
                        dx = wrap_angle_at(dx, 180.0)
                        dy = wrap_angle_at(dy, 180.0)

                    tick_angle = np.degrees(np.arctan2(dy, dx))

                    normal_angle_full = np.hstack(
                        [spine.normal_angle, spine.normal_angle[-1]]
                    )
                    with np.errstate(invalid="ignore"):
                        reset = ((normal_angle_full - tick_angle) % 360 > 90.0) & (
                            (tick_angle - normal_angle_full) % 360 > 90.0
                        )
                    tick_angle[reset] -= 180.0

                else:
                    rotation = 90 if axis == "b" else -90
                    tick_angle = np.zeros((conf.frame_boundary_samples,)) + rotation

                # We find for each interval the starting and ending coordinate,
                # ensuring that we take wrapping into account correctly for
                # longitudes.
                w1 = spine.world[:-1, self.coord_index]
                w2 = spine.world[1:, self.coord_index]

                if self.coord_type == "longitude":
                    if self._coord_scale_to_deg is not None:
                        w1 = w1 * self._coord_scale_to_deg
                        w2 = w2 * self._coord_scale_to_deg

                    w1 = wrap_angle_at(w1, self.coord_wrap.to_value(u.deg))
                    w2 = wrap_angle_at(w2, self.coord_wrap.to_value(u.deg))
                    with np.errstate(invalid="ignore"):
                        w1[w2 - w1 > 180.0] += 360
                        w2[w1 - w2 > 180.0] += 360

                    if self._coord_scale_to_deg is not None:
                        w1 = w1 / self._coord_scale_to_deg
                        w2 = w2 / self._coord_scale_to_deg

                # For longitudes, we need to check ticks as well as ticks + 360,
                # since the above can produce pairs such as 359 to 361 or 0.5 to
                # 1.5, both of which would match a tick at 0.75. Otherwise we just
                # check the ticks determined above.
                self._compute_ticks(tick_world_coordinates, spine, axis, w1, w2, tick_angle)

                if self._ticks.get_display_minor_ticks():
                    self._compute_ticks(
                        minor_ticks_w_coordinates,
                        spine,
                        axis,
                        w1,
                        w2,
                        tick_angle,
                        ticks="minor",
                    )

            # format tick labels, add to scene
            text = self.formatter(u.Quantity(self._lbl_world), spacing=self._fl_spacing)

            for kwargs, txt in zip(self._lblinfo, text):
                self._ticklabels.add(text=txt, **kwargs)

        def _compute_ticks(
            self, tick_world_coordinates, spine, axis, w1, w2, tick_angle, ticks="major"
        ):
            if self.coord_type == "longitude":
                tick_world_coordinates_values = tick_world_coordinates.to_value(u.deg)
                tick_world_coordinates_values = np.hstack(
                    [tick_world_coordinates_values, tick_world_coordinates_values + 360]
                )
                tick_world_coordinates_values *= u.deg.to(self.coord_unit)
            else:
                tick_world_coordinates_values = tick_world_coordinates.to_value(
                    self.coord_unit
                )

            for t in tick_world_coordinates_values:
                # Find steps where a tick is present. We have to check
                # separately for the case where the tick falls exactly on the
                # frame points, otherwise we'll get two matches, one for w1 and
                # one for w2.
                with np.errstate(invalid="ignore"):
                    intersections = np.hstack(
                        [
                            np.nonzero((t - w1) == 0)[0],
                            np.nonzero(((t - w1) * (t - w2)) < 0)[0],
                        ]
                    )

                # But we also need to check for intersection with the last w2
                if t - w2[-1] == 0:
                    intersections = np.append(intersections, len(w2) - 1)

                # Loop over ticks, and find exact pixel coordinates by linear
                # interpolation
                for imin in intersections:
                    imax = imin + 1

                    if np.allclose(w1[imin], w2[imin], rtol=1.0e-13, atol=1.0e-13):
                        continue  # tick is exactly aligned with frame
                    else:
                        frac = (t - w1[imin]) / (w2[imin] - w1[imin])
                        x_data_i = spine.data[imin, 0] + frac * (
                            spine.data[imax, 0] - spine.data[imin, 0]
                        )
                        y_data_i = spine.data[imin, 1] + frac * (
                            spine.data[imax, 1] - spine.data[imin, 1]
                        )
                        delta_angle = tick_angle[imax] - tick_angle[imin]
                        if delta_angle > 180.0:
                            delta_angle -= 360.0
                        elif delta_angle < -180.0:
                            delta_angle += 360.0
                        angle_i = tick_angle[imin] + frac * delta_angle

                    if self.coord_type == "longitude":
                        if self._coord_scale_to_deg is not None:
                            t *= self._coord_scale_to_deg

                        world = wrap_angle_at(t, self.coord_wrap.to_value(u.deg))

                        if self._coord_scale_to_deg is not None:
                            world /= self._coord_scale_to_deg

                    else:
                        world = t

                    if ticks == "major":
                        self._ticks.add(
                            axis=axis,
                            pixel=(x_data_i, y_data_i),
                            world=world,
                            angle=angle_i,
                            axis_displacement=imin + frac,
                        )

                        # store information to pass to ticklabels.add
                        # it's faster to format many ticklabels at once outside
                        # of the loop
                        self._lblinfo.append(
                            dict(
                                axis=axis,
                                data=(x_data_i, y_data_i),
                                world=world,
                                angle=spine.normal_angle[imin],
                                tick_angle=angle_i,
                                axis_displacement=imin + frac,
                            )
                        )
                        self._lbl_world.append(
                            (world * self.coord_unit).to(tick_world_coordinates.unit)
                        )

                    else:
                        self._ticks.add_minor(
                            minor_axis=axis,
                            minor_pixel=(x_data_i, y_data_i),
                            minor_world=world,
                            minor_angle=angle_i,
                            minor_axis_displacement=imin + frac,
                        )

        def display_minor_ticks(self, display_minor_ticks):
            """
            Display minor ticks for this coordinate.

            Parameters
            ----------
            display_minor_ticks : bool
                Whether or not to display minor ticks.
            """
            self._ticks.display_minor_ticks(display_minor_ticks)

        def get_minor_frequency(self):
            return self._minor_frequency

        def set_minor_frequency(self, frequency):
            """
            Set the frequency of minor ticks per major ticks.

            Parameters
            ----------
            frequency : int
                The number of minor ticks per major ticks.
            """
            self._minor_frequency = frequency

        def _update_grid_lines_1d(self):
            if self.coord_index is None:
                return

            x_ticks_pos = [a[0] for a in self._ticks.pixel["b"]]

            ymin, ymax = self.parent_axes.get_ylim()

            self._grid_lines = []
            for x_coord in x_ticks_pos:
                pixel = [[x_coord, ymin], [x_coord, ymax]]
                self._grid_lines.append(Path(pixel))

        def _update_grid_lines(self):
            # For 3-d WCS with a correlated third axis, the *proper* way of
            # drawing a grid should be to find the world coordinates of all pixels
            # and drawing contours. What we are doing here assumes that we can
            # define the grid lines with just two of the coordinates (and
            # therefore assumes that the other coordinates are fixed and set to
            # the value in the slice). Here we basically assume that if the WCS
            # had a third axis, it has been abstracted away in the transformation.

            if self.coord_index is None:
                return

            coord_range = self.parent_map._coord_range

            tick_world_coordinates, spacing = self.locator(*coord_range[self.coord_index])
            tick_world_coordinates_values = tick_world_coordinates.to_value(self.coord_unit)

            n_coord = len(tick_world_coordinates_values)
            if n_coord == 0:
                return

            from . import conf

            n_samples = conf.grid_samples

            xy_world = np.zeros((n_samples * n_coord, 2))

            self._grid_lines = []

            for iw, w in enumerate(tick_world_coordinates_values):
                subset = slice(iw * n_samples, (iw + 1) * n_samples)
                if self.coord_index == 0:
                    xy_world[subset, 0] = np.repeat(w, n_samples)
                    xy_world[subset, 1] = np.linspace(
                        coord_range[1][0], coord_range[1][1], n_samples
                    )
                else:
                    xy_world[subset, 0] = np.linspace(
                        coord_range[0][0], coord_range[0][1], n_samples
                    )
                    xy_world[subset, 1] = np.repeat(w, n_samples)

            # We now convert all the world coordinates to pixel coordinates in a
            # single go rather than doing this in the gridline to path conversion
            # to fully benefit from vectorized coordinate transformations.

            # Transform line to pixel coordinates
            pixel = self.transform.inverted().transform(xy_world)

            # Create round-tripped values for checking
            xy_world_round = self.transform.transform(pixel)

            for iw in range(n_coord):
                subset = slice(iw * n_samples, (iw + 1) * n_samples)
                self._grid_lines.append(
                    self._get_gridline(
                        xy_world[subset], pixel[subset], xy_world_round[subset]
                    )
                )

        def add_tickable_gridline(self, name, constant):
            """
            Define a gridline that can be used for ticks and labels.

            This gridline is not itself drawn, but instead can be specified in calls to
            methods such as
            :meth:`~astropy.visualization.wcsaxes.coordinate_helpers.CoordinateHelper.set_ticklabel_position`
            for drawing ticks and labels.  Since the gridline has a constant value in this
            coordinate, and thus would not have any ticks or labels for the same coordinate,
            the call to
            :meth:`~astropy.visualization.wcsaxes.coordinate_helpers.CoordinateHelper.set_ticklabel_position`
            would typically be made on the complementary coordinate.

            Parameters
            ----------
            name : str
                The name for the gridline, usually a single character, but can be longer
            constant : `~astropy.units.Quantity`
                The constant coordinate value of the gridline

            Notes
            -----
            A limitation is that the tickable part of the gridline must be contiguous.  If
            the gridline consists of more than one disconnected segment within the plot
            extent, only one of those segments will be made tickable.
            """
            if self.coord_index is None:
                return

            if name in self.frame:
                raise ValueError(f"The frame already has a spine with the name '{name}'")

            coord_range = self.parent_map.get_coord_range()
            constant = constant.to_value(self.coord_unit)

            from . import conf

            n_samples = conf.grid_samples

            # See comment in _update_grid_lines() about a WCS with more than 2 axes

            xy_world = np.zeros((n_samples, 2))
            xy_world[:, self.coord_index] = np.repeat(constant, n_samples)

            # If the complementary coordinate is longitude, we attempt to close the gridline
            # If such closure is a discontinuity, it will be filtered out later
            if self.parent_map[1 - self.coord_index].coord_type == "longitude":
                xy_world[:-1, 1 - self.coord_index] = np.linspace(
                    coord_range[1 - self.coord_index][0],
                    coord_range[1 - self.coord_index][1],
                    n_samples - 1,
                )
                xy_world[-1, 1 - self.coord_index] = coord_range[1 - self.coord_index][0]
            else:
                xy_world[:, 1 - self.coord_index] = np.linspace(
                    coord_range[1 - self.coord_index][0],
                    coord_range[1 - self.coord_index][1],
                    n_samples,
                )

            # Transform line to pixel coordinates
            pixel = self.transform.inverted().transform(xy_world)

            # Create round-tripped values for checking
            xy_world_round = self.transform.transform(pixel)

            # Get the path of the gridline, which masks hidden parts
            gridline = self._get_gridline(xy_world, pixel, xy_world_round)

            def data_for_spine(spine):
                vertices = gridline.vertices.copy()
                codes = gridline.codes.copy()

                # Retain the parts of the gridline within the rectangular plot bounds.
                # We ought to use the potentially non-rectangular plot frame, but
                # calculating that patch requires updating all spines first, which is a
                # catch-22.
                xmin, xmax = spine.parent_axes.get_xlim()
                ymin, ymax = spine.parent_axes.get_ylim()
                keep = (
                    (vertices[:, 0] >= xmin)
                    & (vertices[:, 0] <= xmax)
                    & (vertices[:, 1] >= ymin)
                    & (vertices[:, 1] <= ymax)
                )
                codes[~keep] = Path.MOVETO
                codes[1:][~keep[:-1]] = Path.MOVETO

                # We isolate the last segment (the last run of LINETOs), which must be preceded
                # by at least one MOVETO and may be succeeded by MOVETOs.
                # We have to account for longitude wrapping as well.

                # Bail out if there is no visible segment
                lineto = np.flatnonzero(codes == Path.LINETO)
                if np.size(lineto) == 0:
                    return np.zeros((0, 2))

                # Find the start of the last segment (the last MOVETO before the LINETOs)
                last_segment = np.flatnonzero(codes[: lineto[-1]] == Path.MOVETO)[-1]

                # Double the gridline if it is closed (i.e., spans all longitudes)
                if vertices[0, 0] == vertices[-1, 0] and vertices[0, 1] == vertices[-1, 1]:
                    codes = np.concatenate([codes, codes[1:]])
                    vertices = np.vstack([vertices, vertices[1:, :]])

                # Stop the last segment before any trailing MOVETOs
                moveto = np.flatnonzero(codes[last_segment + 1 :] == Path.MOVETO)
                if np.size(moveto) > 0:
                    return vertices[last_segment : last_segment + moveto[0] + 1, :]
                else:
                    return vertices[last_segment:n_samples, :]

            self.frame[name] = self.frame.spine_class(
                self.frame.parent_axes, self.frame.transform, data_func=data_for_spine
            )

        def _get_gridline(self, xy_world, pixel, xy_world_round):
            if self.coord_type == "scalar":
                return get_gridline_path(xy_world, pixel)
            else:
                return get_lon_lat_path(xy_world, pixel, xy_world_round)

        def _clear_grid_contour(self):
            if hasattr(self, "_grid") and self._grid:
                self._grid.remove()

        def _update_grid_contour(self):
            if self.coord_index is None:
                return

            xmin, xmax = self.parent_axes.get_xlim()
            ymin, ymax = self.parent_axes.get_ylim()

            from . import conf

            res = conf.contour_grid_samples

            x, y = np.meshgrid(np.linspace(xmin, xmax, res), np.linspace(ymin, ymax, res))
            pixel = np.array([x.ravel(), y.ravel()]).T
            world = self.transform.transform(pixel)
            field = world[:, self.coord_index].reshape(res, res).T

            coord_range = self.parent_map._coord_range

            tick_world_coordinates, spacing = self.locator(*coord_range[self.coord_index])

            # tick_world_coordinates is a Quantities array and we only needs its values
            tick_world_coordinates_values = tick_world_coordinates.value

            if self.coord_type == "longitude":
                # Find biggest gap in tick_world_coordinates and wrap in middle
                # For now just assume spacing is equal, so any mid-point will do
                mid = 0.5 * (
                    tick_world_coordinates_values[0] + tick_world_coordinates_values[1]
                )
                field = wrap_angle_at(field, mid)
                tick_world_coordinates_values = wrap_angle_at(
                    tick_world_coordinates_values, mid
                )

                # Replace wraps by NaN
                with np.errstate(invalid="ignore"):
                    reset = (np.abs(np.diff(field[:, :-1], axis=0)) > 180) | (
                        np.abs(np.diff(field[:-1, :], axis=1)) > 180
                    )
                field[:-1, :-1][reset] = np.nan
                field[1:, :-1][reset] = np.nan
                field[:-1, 1:][reset] = np.nan
                field[1:, 1:][reset] = np.nan

            if len(tick_world_coordinates_values) > 0:
                with np.errstate(invalid="ignore"):
                    self._grid = self.parent_axes.contour(
                        x,
                        y,
                        field.transpose(),
                        levels=np.sort(tick_world_coordinates_values),
                    )
            else:
                self._grid = None

        def tick_params(self, which="both", **kwargs):
            """
            Method to set the tick and tick label parameters in the same way as the
            :meth:`~matplotlib.axes.Axes.tick_params` method in Matplotlib.

            This is provided for convenience, but the recommended API is to use
            :meth:`~astropy.visualization.wcsaxes.CoordinateHelper.set_ticks`,
            :meth:`~astropy.visualization.wcsaxes.CoordinateHelper.set_ticklabel`,
            :meth:`~astropy.visualization.wcsaxes.CoordinateHelper.set_ticks_position`,
            :meth:`~astropy.visualization.wcsaxes.CoordinateHelper.set_ticklabel_position`,
            and :meth:`~astropy.visualization.wcsaxes.CoordinateHelper.grid`.

            Parameters
            ----------
            which : {'both', 'major', 'minor'}, optional
                Which ticks to apply the settings to. By default, setting are
                applied to both major and minor ticks. Note that if ``'minor'`` is
                specified, only the length of the ticks can be set currently.
            direction : {'in', 'out'}, optional
                Puts ticks inside the axes, or outside the axes.
            length : float, optional
                Tick length in points.
            width : float, optional
                Tick width in points.
            color : color, optional
                Tick color (accepts any valid Matplotlib color)
            pad : float, optional
                Distance in points between tick and label.
            labelsize : float or str, optional
                Tick label font size in points or as a string (e.g., 'large').
            labelcolor : color, optional
                Tick label color (accepts any valid Matplotlib color)
            colors : color, optional
                Changes the tick color and the label color to the same value
                 (accepts any valid Matplotlib color).
            bottom, top, left, right : bool, optional
                Where to draw the ticks. Note that this will not work correctly if
                the frame is not rectangular.
            labelbottom, labeltop, labelleft, labelright : bool, optional
                Where to draw the tick labels. Note that this will not work
                correctly if the frame is not rectangular.
            grid_color : color, optional
                The color of the grid lines (accepts any valid Matplotlib color).
            grid_alpha : float, optional
                Transparency of grid lines: 0 (transparent) to 1 (opaque).
            grid_linewidth : float, optional
                Width of grid lines in points.
            grid_linestyle : str, optional
                The style of the grid lines (accepts any valid Matplotlib line
                style).
            """
            # First do some sanity checking on the keyword arguments

            # colors= is a fallback default for color and labelcolor
            if "colors" in kwargs:
                if "color" not in kwargs:
                    kwargs["color"] = kwargs["colors"]
                if "labelcolor" not in kwargs:
                    kwargs["labelcolor"] = kwargs["colors"]

            # The only property that can be set *specifically* for minor ticks is
            # the length. In future we could consider having a separate Ticks instance
            # for minor ticks so that e.g. the color can be set separately.
            if which == "minor":
                if len(set(kwargs) - {"length"}) > 0:
                    raise ValueError(
                        "When setting which='minor', the only "
                        "property that can be set at the moment is "
                        "'length' (the minor tick length)"
                    )
                else:
                    if "length" in kwargs:
                        self._ticks.set_minor_ticksize(kwargs["length"])
                return

            # At this point, we can now ignore the 'which' argument.

            # Set the tick arguments
            self.set_ticks(
                size=kwargs.get("length"),
                width=kwargs.get("width"),
                color=kwargs.get("color"),
                direction=kwargs.get("direction"),
            )

            # Set the tick position
            position = None
            for arg in ("bottom", "left", "top", "right"):
                if arg in kwargs and position is None:
                    position = ""
                if kwargs.get(arg):
                    position += arg[0]
            if position is not None:
                self.set_ticks_position(position)

            # Set the tick label arguments.
            self.set_ticklabel(
                color=kwargs.get("labelcolor"),
                size=kwargs.get("labelsize"),
                pad=kwargs.get("pad"),
            )

            # Set the tick label position
            position = None
            for arg in ("bottom", "left", "top", "right"):
                if "label" + arg in kwargs and position is None:
                    position = ""
                if kwargs.get("label" + arg):
                    position += arg[0]
            if position is not None:
                self.set_ticklabel_position(position)

            # And the grid settings
            if "grid_color" in kwargs:
                self._grid_lines_kwargs["edgecolor"] = kwargs["grid_color"]
            if "grid_alpha" in kwargs:
                self._grid_lines_kwargs["alpha"] = kwargs["grid_alpha"]
            if "grid_linewidth" in kwargs:
                self._grid_lines_kwargs["linewidth"] = kwargs["grid_linewidth"]
            if "grid_linestyle" in kwargs:
                if kwargs["grid_linestyle"] in LINES_TO_PATCHES_LINESTYLE:
                    self._grid_lines_kwargs["linestyle"] = LINES_TO_PATCHES_LINESTYLE[
                        kwargs["grid_linestyle"]
                    ]
                else:
                    self._grid_lines_kwargs["linestyle"] = kwargs["grid_linestyle"]