On 02/06/2011 06:59 AM, Mike Kaufman wrote: > > The help for xlim() says: > > Set/Get the xlimits of the current axes:: > > xmin, xmax = xlim() # return the current xlim > xlim( (xmin, xmax) ) # set the xlim to xmin, xmax > xlim( xmin, xmax ) # set the xlim to xmin, xmax > > > but it also has the unexpected behavior of turning off autoscaling if used: > > ----- > import matplotlib.pyplot as plt > > plt.clf() > ax = plt.subplot(211) > plt.draw() > print 'autoscale X on: ',ax._autoscaleXon,' xlim: ',plt.xlim() > ax.plot([0,.5,1,1.5,2],[0,1,0,1,0]) > plt.draw() > print 'autoscale X on: ',ax._autoscaleXon,' xlim: ',ax.get_xlim(),'\n' > > ax = plt.subplot(212) > plt.draw() > print 'autoscale X on: ',ax._autoscaleXon,' xlim: ',ax.get_xlim() > plt.plot([0,.5,1,1.5,2],[0,1,0,1,0]) > plt.draw() > print 'autoscale X on: ',ax._autoscaleXon,' xlim: ',ax.get_xlim(),'\n' > ----- > > returns: > > >>> import xlim_unautoscale > autoscale X on: True xlim: (0.0, 1.0) > autoscale X on: False xlim: (0.0, 1.0) > > autoscale X on: True xlim: (0.0, 1.0) > autoscale X on: True xlim: (0.0, 2.0) > > > I assume that this is because xlim() calls set_xlim() which has > auto=False as a default keyword... > > expected behavior: xlim() should behave exactly like get_xlim() > ditto for ylim()
I agree, so I have fixed this in the maintenance branch and in the trunk. Eric > > M > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > The modern datacenter depends on network connectivity to access resources > and provide services. The best practices for maximizing a physical server's > connectivity to a physical network are well understood - see how these > rules translate into the virtual world? > http://p.sf.net/sfu/oracle-sfdevnlfb > _______________________________________________ > Matplotlib-devel mailing list > Matplotlib-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-devel ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The modern datacenter depends on network connectivity to access resources and provide services. The best practices for maximizing a physical server's connectivity to a physical network are well understood - see how these rules translate into the virtual world? http://p.sf.net/sfu/oracle-sfdevnlfb _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-devel mailing list Matplotlib-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-devel
