Merge pull request matplotlib#22878 from meeseeksmachine/auto-backport-of-pr-22871-on-v3.5.x

Backport PR matplotlib#22871 on branch v3.5.x (Fix year offset not always being added)

Author: QuLogic

lib/matplotlib/dates.py

@@ -797,8 +797,10 @@ def format_ticks(self, values):
         # mostly 0: years,  1: months,  2: days,
         # 3: hours, 4: minutes, 5: seconds, 6: microseconds
         for level in range(5, -1, -1):
-            if len(np.unique(tickdate[:, level])) > 1:
-                if level < 2:
+            unique = np.unique(tickdate[:, level])
+            if len(unique) > 1:
+                # if 1 is included in unique, the year is shown in ticks
+                if level < 2 and np.any(unique == 1):
                     show_offset = False
                 break
             elif level == 0:

lib/matplotlib/tests/test_dates.py

@@ -621,6 +621,10 @@ def test_offset_changes():
     ax.set_xlim(d1, d1 + datetime.timedelta(weeks=3))
     fig.draw_without_rendering()
     assert formatter.get_offset() == '1997-Jan'
+    ax.set_xlim(d1 + datetime.timedelta(weeks=7),
+                d1 + datetime.timedelta(weeks=30))
+    fig.draw_without_rendering()
+    assert formatter.get_offset() == '1997'
     ax.set_xlim(d1, d1 + datetime.timedelta(weeks=520))
     fig.draw_without_rendering()
     assert formatter.get_offset() == ''