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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"Add scale(x)(y) parameter(s) to imshow as in plot","articleBody":"### Problem\r\n\r\nIn situations where an `Axes` has a large background image/map (`extent` greater than axis limits) and the axis limits are supposed to be controlled by other artists, like paths, it would be very helpful to have toggling parameters like `scalex` and `scaley` as in `Axes.plot`. Right now, even if you fix the limits after `imshow`, the moment you let autoscale do its thing (which is desired) it rescales to show the whole image.\r\n\r\n### Proposed Solution\r\n\r\nA very simple and probably naive solution would be to wrap the `imshow` line below in an `if` where `scalexy` is `True` by default:\r\n\r\n```python\r\nif scalexy:\r\n    im.set_extent(im.get_extent())\r\n```","author":{"url":"https://github.com/alexiscoutinho","@type":"Person","name":"alexiscoutinho"},"datePublished":"2020-11-18T03:25:33.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":4},"url":"https://github.com/18970/matplotlib/issues/18970"}