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# matplotlib.axes.Axes.get_yaxis_text2_transform

`Axes.``get_yaxis_text2_transform`(pad_points)

  Get the transformation used for drawing the secondary y-axis labels, which will add the given amount of padding (in points) between the axes and the label. The x-direction is in axis coordinates and the y-direction is in data coordinates. Returns a 3-tuple of the form:

      (transform, valign, halign)

  where valign and halign are requested alignments for the text.

  Note

  This transformation is primarily used by the `Axis` class, and is meant to be overridden by new kinds of projections that may need to place axis elements in different locations.