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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"[Bug]: dpi='figure' option no longer working in ``savefig``","articleBody":"### Bug summary\n\nThe default ``dpi='figure'`` option in ``savefig`` no longer appears to work correctly - instead the DPI is a fixed value.\n\n### Code for reproduction\n\n```python\nimport matplotlib.pyplot as plt\r\n\r\nfig = plt.figure()\r\nfig.set_dpi(10)\r\nax = fig.add_subplot(1, 1, 1)\r\nfig.savefig(\"test_dpi.png\", dpi=\"figure\")\n```\n\n\n### Actual outcome\n\nA 100 DPI figure:\r\n\r\n![test_dpi](https://github.com/matplotlib/matplotlib/assets/314716/017b1cae-e49c-4eac-b1de-a7620b5f5ebe)\r\n\n\n### Expected outcome\n\nA 10 DPI figure:\r\n\r\n![test_dpi](https://github.com/matplotlib/matplotlib/assets/314716/d7a9ccf7-ee7a-457a-b056-657747efd258)\r\n\n\n### Additional information\n\nI bisected this and it appears to have been introduced in https://github.com/matplotlib/matplotlib/pull/19126 - prior to this, it worked fine.\n\n### Operating system\n\nAll platforms\n\n### Matplotlib Version\n\nBug first appeared in Matplotlib 3.5\n\n### Matplotlib Backend\n\nMacOS X and Agg\n\n### Python version\n\n3.11 but seen in other Python versions\n\n### Jupyter version\n\n_No response_\n\n### Installation\n\npip","author":{"url":"https://github.com/astrofrog","@type":"Person","name":"astrofrog"},"datePublished":"2023-07-04T09:37:57.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":2},"url":"https://github.com/26252/matplotlib/issues/26252"}