René's URL Explorer Experiment

{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"Missing scale ","articleBody":"\u003c!--To help us understand and resolve your issue, please fill out the form to the best of your ability.--\u003e\r\n\u003c!--You can feel free to delete the sections that do not apply.--\u003e\r\n\r\n### Bug report\r\n\r\n**Bug summary**\r\n\r\nThe scale on the y-axis is missing in some logarithmic plots.\r\n\r\n\u003c!--A short 1-2 sentences that succinctly describes the bug--\u003e\r\n\r\n**Code for reproduction**:\r\n\u003c!--A minimum code snippet required to reproduce the bug, also minimizing the number of dependencies required--\u003e\r\n\r\n```python\r\nimport matplotlib.pyplot as plt\r\n\r\nx = [1, 2]\r\ny = [3.7, 3.8]\r\n\r\nplt.plot(x,y)\r\nplt.yscale(\"log\")\r\nplt.show()\r\n```\r\n\r\n**Actual outcome**\r\n\r\n\u003c!--The output produced by the above code, which may be a screenshot, console output, etc.--\u003e\r\n\r\n![abc](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/39418860/48962990-92f6b580-ef89-11e8-8bd0-31d2314855c5.png)\r\n\r\n\r\n**Expected outcome**\r\n\r\nThere should be a scale on the y-axis. Without the scale, you can't tell what the value of y is.\r\n\r\n\u003c!--A description of the expected outcome from the code snippet--\u003e\r\n\u003c!--If this used to work in an earlier version of Matplotlib, please note the version it used to work on--\u003e\r\n\r\n**Matplotlib version**\r\n\u003c!--Please specify your platform and versions of the relevant libraries you are using:--\u003e\r\n  * Operating system: Linux\r\n  * Matplotlib version: 2.2.2\r\n  * Matplotlib backend (`print(matplotlib.get_backend())`): TkAgg\r\n  * Python version: 3.5.2\r\n  * Jupyter version (if applicable):\r\n  * Other libraries: \r\n\r\n\u003c!--Please tell us how you installed matplotlib and python e.g., from source, pip, conda--\u003e\r\n\u003c!--If you installed from conda, please specify which channel you used if not the default--\u003e\r\n\r\n","author":{"url":"https://github.com/Volker-Weissmann","@type":"Person","name":"Volker-Weissmann"},"datePublished":"2018-11-24T00:41:52.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":2},"url":"https://github.com/12873/matplotlib/issues/12873"}