Merge pull request matplotlib#2618 from tacaswell/fix_issue_1172

Fix issue 1172

Author: efiring

lib/matplotlib/axis.py

@@ -307,7 +307,11 @@ def _apply_params(self, **kw):
             label_kw = dict([(k[5:], v) for (k, v) in label_list])
             self.label1.set(**label_kw)
             self.label2.set(**label_kw)
-            for k, v in label_kw.iteritems():
+            for k in label_kw.iterkeys():
+                # for labelsize the text objects covert str ('small')
+                # -> points. grab the integer from the `Text` object
+                # instead of saving the string representation
+                v = getattr(self.label1, 'get_' + k)()
                 setattr(self, '_' + k, v)
 
 

lib/matplotlib/tests/test_axes.py

@@ -1687,6 +1687,17 @@ def test_vline_limit():
     assert ymax == 0.25
 
 
+@cleanup
+def test_text_labelsize():
+    """
+    tests for issue #1172
+    """
+    fig = plt.figure()
+    ax = fig.gca()
+    ax.tick_params(labelsize='large')
+    ax.tick_params(direction='out')
+
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     import nose
     nose.runmodule(argv=['-s', '--with-doctest'], exit=False)