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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"incorrect default limits 'log' scale depending on order of scatter","articleBody":"### Bug report\r\n\r\n**Bug summary**\r\n\r\nAfter setting scale to `'log'` the default limits can cut off datapoints depending on the order of plotting.\r\n\r\nNote: calling `set_xscale`/`set_yscale` before calling `scatter` does not reproduce this bug.\r\n\r\n**Code for reproduction**\r\n\r\n```python\r\nimport numpy as np\r\nimport matplotlib.pyplot as plt\r\n\r\n# smallest span\r\nx1 = np.array([1, 10])\r\ny1 = np.array([10, 1])\r\n\r\n# largest span\r\nx2 = np.array([0.1, 100])\r\ny2 = np.array([100, 0.1])\r\n\r\nfig, ((ax1, ax2), (ax3, ax4)) = plt.subplots(2,2, figsize=(8,8))\r\n\r\nax1.scatter(x1, y1)\r\nax1.scatter(x2, y2)\r\nax1.set_title('linear; smallest span first', color='g')\r\n\r\nax2.scatter(x1, y1)\r\nax2.scatter(x2, y2)\r\nax2.set_xscale('log')\r\nax2.set_yscale('log')\r\nax2.set_title('log; smallest span first', color='r')\r\n\r\nax3.scatter(x2, y2)\r\nax3.scatter(x1, y1)\r\nax3.set_title('linear; largest span first', color='g')\r\n\r\nax4.scatter(x2, y2)\r\nax4.scatter(x1, y1)\r\nax4.set_xscale('log')\r\nax4.set_yscale('log')\r\nax4.set_title('log; largest span first', color='g')\r\n```\r\n\r\n**Outcome**\r\n![log-order-bug](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/16648303/39756261-2053c188-52c9-11e8-9853-ab51e7ee99f8.png)\r\n\r\n\r\n**Matplotlib version**\r\n  * Matplotlib version: `2.2.2`\r\n  * Matplotlib backend: `MacOSX`\r\n  * Python version: `2.7.14` and `3.6.4`","author":{"url":"https://github.com/lboogaard","@type":"Person","name":"lboogaard"},"datePublished":"2018-05-08T12:11:11.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":4},"url":"https://github.com/11198/matplotlib/issues/11198"}