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BUG: raise ValueError if sharex, sharey point to a different figure
Sharex and sharey are only supported for sharing within a single
figure.
Closes #2790.
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efiring committed Jun 4, 2017
commit bdd06dd43f4d4ddd0e6df5e15d05788c9685afa8
18 changes: 11 additions & 7 deletions lib/matplotlib/axes/_base.py
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Expand Up @@ -435,9 +435,9 @@ def __init__(self, fig, rect,

Optional keyword arguments:

================ =========================================
================ ==============================================
Keyword Description
================ =========================================
================ ==============================================
*adjustable* [ 'box' | 'datalim' | 'box-forced']
*alpha* float: the alpha transparency (can be None)
*anchor* [ 'C', 'SW', 'S', 'SE', 'E', 'NE', 'N',
Expand All @@ -458,10 +458,10 @@ def __init__(self, fig, rect,
toolbar button status
*position* [left, bottom, width, height] in
class:`~matplotlib.figure.Figure` coords
*sharex* an class:`~matplotlib.axes.Axes` instance
to share the x-axis with
*sharey* an class:`~matplotlib.axes.Axes` instance
to share the y-axis with
*sharex* another class:`~matplotlib.axes.Axes` instance
in *fig* to share the x-axis with
*sharey* another class:`~matplotlib.axes.Axes` instance
in *fig* to share the y-axis with
*title* the title string
*visible* [ *True* | *False* ] whether the axes is
visible
Expand All @@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ def __init__(self, fig, rect,
*yscale* [%(scale)s]
*yticklabels* sequence of strings
*yticks* sequence of floats
================ =========================================
================ ==============================================
""" % {'scale': ' | '.join(
[repr(x) for x in mscale.get_scale_names()])}
martist.Artist.__init__(self)
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self._sharex = sharex
self._sharey = sharey
if sharex is not None:
if sharex.get_figure() is not fig:
raise ValueError('Shared Axes must be in the same figure')
self._shared_x_axes.join(self, sharex)
if sharex._adjustable == 'box':
sharex._adjustable = 'datalim'
# warnings.warn(
# 'shared axes: "adjustable" is being changed to "datalim"')
self._adjustable = 'datalim'
if sharey is not None:
if sharey.get_figure() is not fig:
raise ValueError('Shared Axes must be in the same figure')
self._shared_y_axes.join(self, sharey)
if sharey._adjustable == 'box':
sharey._adjustable = 'datalim'
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9 changes: 9 additions & 0 deletions lib/matplotlib/tests/test_axes.py
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Expand Up @@ -4220,6 +4220,15 @@ def test_empty_shared_subplots():
assert y1 >= 6


def test_shared_fig_fails():
# Github Issue #2790, sharing works only within a figure
fig, ax = plt.subplots()
with pytest.raises(ValueError):
plt.subplots(sharex=ax)
with pytest.raises(ValueError):
plt.subplots(sharey=ax)


def test_relim_visible_only():
x1 = (0., 10.)
y1 = (0., 10.)
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