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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"[Bug]: set_xlim, set_xbounds being ignored when set_aspect('equal', 'datalim') being used","articleBody":"### Bug summary\r\n\r\nWhen ax.set_aspect('equal', 'datalim') is used, proceeding ax.set_xbound() or ax.set_xlim() calls being ignored\r\n\r\n### Code to reproduce the error\r\n\r\n```Python\r\nimport matplotlib.pyplot as plt\r\nimport numpy as np\r\n\r\n# Generate some random data\r\nx = np.arange(0, 10, 0.1)\r\ny = np.random.randn(len(x))\r\n\r\n# Create a plot\r\nfig, ax = plt.subplots()\r\nplt.ion()\r\nax.set_aspect('equal', 'datalim')\r\n\r\n\r\n# Set x-axis limits\r\nax.set_xlim(2, 5)\r\n\r\n\r\n# Print the x and y limits\r\nprint(f\"x-axis limits before plotting: {ax.get_xlim()}\")\r\nprint(f\"y-axis limits before plotting: {ax.get_ylim()}\")\r\n\r\nax.plot(x, y*10)\r\n\r\n\r\n# Print the x and y limits\r\nprint(f\"x-axis limits after plotting: {ax.get_xlim()}\")\r\nprint(f\"y-axis limits after plotting: {ax.get_ylim()}\")\r\n\r\n# Set x-axis limits\r\nax.set_xbound(lower=2, upper=5)\r\n# ax.set_xlim(2, 5)\r\n\r\n# Print the x and y limits\r\nprint(f\"x-axis limits after setting xlim: {ax.get_xlim()}\")\r\nprint(f\"y-axis limits after setting xlim: {ax.get_ylim()}\")\r\n\r\n# Show the plot\r\nplt.show()\r\n```\r\nWhat is been tried to mitigate the issue\r\nax._autoscaleXon = False\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n### Actual outcome\r\n\r\nThis code produces a plot with x-axis not limited to the given xrange 2-5.\r\n![image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/f5124e52-1286-414c-b219-ebfd21dd04f6)\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n### Expected outcome\r\n\r\nxlimit obeys the given range, with y range automatically adjusted to the given aspect ratio\r\n\r\n### Additional information\r\n\r\n_No response_\r\n\r\n### Operating system\r\n\r\nwindows\r\n\r\n### Matplotlib Version\r\n\r\n3.8.2\r\n\r\n### Matplotlib Backend\r\n\r\nQtAgg\r\n\r\n### Python version\r\n\r\nPython 3.9.7\r\n\r\n### Jupyter version\r\n\r\n_No response_\r\n\r\n### Installation\r\n\r\npip","author":{"url":"https://github.com/kjayawar","@type":"Person","name":"kjayawar"},"datePublished":"2024-08-07T11:08:33.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":11},"url":"https://github.com/28673/matplotlib/issues/28673"}