[Python] Is it possible to get GridSpec from Figure before adding Axes?

Consider the following code

from matplotlib import pyplot as plt

fig = plt.figure()
grid = fig.add_gridspec(2,2)


We have that grid is a GridSpec instance.

Consider now the following code

from matplotlib import pyplot as plt

fig = plt.figure()
fig.add_gridspec(2,2)


The only way to retrieve the GridSpec associated to fig that I found is either to use the first code snippet I posted or to add a Subplot first and then get the GridSpec from such a Subplot:

axes = fig.add_subplot(grid[0])
grid = axes.get_gridspec()


But what if I want to get the GridSpec from fig directly and before adding any Subplot?

Is it possible?

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