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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"[Bug]: constrained_layout_pads as kwargs of Figure","articleBody":"### Bug summary\n\nAccording to the [figure documentation (other parameters)](https://matplotlib.org/stable/api/figure_api.html#module-matplotlib.figure) it should be possible pass `figure` kwargs in `plt.subplots()`:\r\n```\r\nfig, ax = plt.subplots(layout='constrained',\r\n                       constrained_layout_pads={'w_pad': 0.5, 'h_pad': 0.5})\r\n```\r\n\r\nwhich results, however, in a\r\n\r\n`TypeError: set_constrained_layout_pads() takes 1 positional argument but 2 were given`\r\n\r\nThe documentation mentions a single value (`float`), although the parameter name is in plural (and [set_constrained_layout_pads](https://matplotlib.org/stable/api/figure_api.html#matplotlib.figure.Figure.set_constrained_layout_pads) takes up to four parameters):\r\n\r\n\u003e **constrained_layout_pads**    float, default: rcParams[\"figure.constrained_layout.w_pad\"] (default: 0.04167)\r\n\r\nbut `plt.subplots(constrained_layout_pads=0.5)` results in the same error.\r\n\n\n### Code for reproduction\n\n```python\nimport matplotlib.pyplot as plt\r\n\r\nfig, ax = plt.subplots(layout='constrained',\r\n                       constrained_layout_pads={'w_pad': 0.5, 'h_pad': 0.5})\n```\n\n\n### Actual outcome\n\n```\r\n\r\n  File \"/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/matplotlib/pyplot.py\", line 1434, in subplots\r\n    fig = figure(**fig_kw)\r\n\r\n  File \"/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/matplotlib/pyplot.py\", line 787, in figure\r\n    manager = new_figure_manager(\r\n\r\n  File \"/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/matplotlib/pyplot.py\", line 306, in new_figure_manager\r\n    return _backend_mod.new_figure_manager(*args, **kwargs)\r\n\r\n  File \"/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/matplotlib/backend_bases.py\", line 3493, in new_figure_manager\r\n    fig = fig_cls(*args, **kwargs)\r\n\r\n  File \"/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/matplotlib/figure.py\", line 2238, in __init__\r\n    super().__init__(**kwargs)\r\n\r\n  File \"/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/matplotlib/figure.py\", line 216, in __init__\r\n    self.set(**kwargs)\r\n\r\n  File \"/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/matplotlib/artist.py\", line 116, in \u003clambda\u003e\r\n    cls.set = lambda self, **kwargs: Artist.set(self, **kwargs)\r\n\r\n  File \"/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/matplotlib/artist.py\", line 1164, in set\r\n    return self.update(kwargs)\r\n\r\n  File \"/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/matplotlib/artist.py\", line 1066, in update\r\n    ret.append(func(v))\r\n\r\nTypeError: Figure.set_constrained_layout_pads() takes 1 positional argument but 2 were given\r\n```\n\n### Expected outcome\n\nno error\n\n### Additional information\n\n\r\nalso discussed at [discours](https://discourse.matplotlib.org/t/setting-constrained-layout-pads-in-plt-subplots/22482)\n\n### Operating system\n\nArch\n\n### Matplotlib Version\n\n3.5.1\n\n### Matplotlib Backend\n\nQt5Agg\n\n### Python version\n\n3.10.1\n\n### Jupyter version\n\n_No response_\n\n### Installation\n\nLinux package manager","author":{"url":"https://github.com/StefRe","@type":"Person","name":"StefRe"},"datePublished":"2021-12-21T20:06:21.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":6},"url":"https://github.com/22029/matplotlib/issues/22029"}