'Return a list of Text instances for the major ticklabels'

def get_majorticklabels(self):

    ticks = self.get_major_ticks()
    labels1 = [tick.label1 for tick in ticks if tick.label1On]
    labels2 = [tick.label2 for tick in ticks if tick.label2On]
    return cbook.silent_list(u'Text    major    ticklabel', (labels1 + labels2))
