I'd like to see axes.get_label() when clicking on 'Edit curves lines and axes parameters' after plt.show()

[rtrwalker]

when I do plt.show() on some plot and then click on 'Edit curves lines and axes parameters' button, I'd like to see the label I've applied using ax.set_label('my_label'). Digging around in matplotlib\backends\backend_qt4.py. I found the following code as part of the NavigationToolbar2QT class:

                    title = axes.get_title()
                    ylabel = axes.get_ylabel()
                    if title:
                        fmt = "%(title)s"
                        if ylabel:
                            fmt += ": %(ylabel)s"
                        fmt += " (%(axes_repr)s)"
                    elif ylabel:
                        fmt = "%(axes_repr)s (%(ylabel)s)"
                    else:
                        fmt = "%(axes_repr)s"
                    titles.append(fmt % dict(title = title,
                                         ylabel = ylabel,
                                         axes_repr = repr(axes)))

Could an extra elif be added? It would only kick it if there was no title and no ylabel:

                    title = axes.get_title()
                    ylabel = axes.get_ylabel()
                    label = axes.get_label()
                    if title:
                        fmt = "%(title)s"
                        if ylabel:
                            fmt += ": %(ylabel)s"
                        fmt += " (%(axes_repr)s)"
                    elif ylabel:
                        fmt = "%(axes_repr)s (%(ylabel)s)"
                    elif label:
                        fmt = "%(axes_repr)s (%(label)s)"
                    else:
                        fmt = "%(axes_repr)s"
                    titles.append(fmt % dict(title = title,
                                         ylabel = ylabel, label=label
                                         axes_repr = repr(axes)))

[tacaswell]

can you put that in a pull request?

[twmr]

This could be integrated in #2112

[tacaswell]

I think there is a preference for more smaller PRs. The smaller the changes, the easier it is to review.

[pelson]

Sounds like a good idea @rtrwalker. I'm going to close the issue in the hope that you will submit a PR which I will happily merge.

Cheers!