Refactor grouped_bar orientation logic using shared common_kwargs

ilakkmanoharan · ilakkmanoharan · commit c7c5ade4976a · 2025-11-08T16:42:26.000-06:00
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/axes/_axes.py b/lib/matplotlib/axes/_axes.py
@@ -3379,12 +3379,16 @@ def grouped_bar(self, heights, *, positions=None, group_spacing=1.5, bar_spacing
         ):
             lefts = (group_centers - 0.5 * group_distance + margin_abs
                      + i * (bar_width + bar_spacing_abs))
+            common_kwargs = dict(
+                align="edge",
+                label=label,
+                color=color,
+                hatch=hatch_pattern
+            )
             if orientation == "vertical":
-                bc = self.bar(lefts, hs, width=bar_width, align="edge",
-                              label=label, color=color, hatch=hatch_pattern, **kwargs)
+                bc = self.bar(lefts, hs, width=bar_width, **common_kwargs, **kwargs)
             else:
-                bc = self.barh(lefts, hs, height=bar_width, align="edge",
-                               label=label, color=color, hatch=hatch_pattern,**kwargs)
+                bc = self.barh(lefts, hs, height=bar_width, **common_kwargs, **kwargs)
             bar_containers.append(bc)
 
         if tick_labels is not None:
