René's URL Explorer Experiment

{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"[Bug]:  `split_bezier_intersecting_with_closedpath` fails to return","articleBody":"### Bug summary\n\nIt looks like, for some inputs, `split_bezier_intersecting_with_closedpath`  never returns, as the `while True:` loop inside `find_bezier_t_intersecting_with_closedpath` fails to converge.\n\n### Code for reproduction\n\n```python\nfrom matplotlib.patches import inside_circle, split_bezier_intersecting_with_closedpath\r\n\r\narrow_path = [(96950809781500.0, 804.7503795623779), (96950809781500.0, 859.6242585800646), (96950809781500.0, 914.4981375977513)]\r\nin_f = inside_circle(96950809781500.0, 804.7503795623779, 0.06)\r\nsplit_bezier_intersecting_with_closedpath(arrow_path, in_f)\n```\n\n\n### Actual outcome\n\nThe call to `split_bezier_intersecting_with_closedpath` never returns.\n\n### Expected outcome\n\nThe call to `split_bezier_intersecting_with_closedpath` should return the split segment.\n\n### Additional information\n\n_No response_\n\n### Operating system\n\nconfirmed on Arch and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS\n\n### Matplotlib Version\n\n3.8.2\n\n### Matplotlib Backend\n\nagg\n\n### Python version\n\n3.11.6 (Arch) and 3.10.12 (Ubuntu)\n\n### Jupyter version\n\n4.0.11  (note: reproducible outside jupyter)\n\n### Installation\n\nNone","author":{"url":"https://github.com/setrofim","@type":"Person","name":"setrofim"},"datePublished":"2024-02-07T16:54:47.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":2},"url":"https://github.com/27753/matplotlib/issues/27753"}