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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"[Bug]: LogLocator sometimes draws fewer ticks than it can","articleBody":"### Bug summary\n\nSometimes, LogLocator draws fewer ticks than it can due to less than optimal log stride selection.\n\n### Code for reproduction\n\n```Python\nfrom pylab import *\n\n# At this figure size there's room for two y ticks\n# (check with ax.yaxis.get_tick_space())\n# which could be placed e.g. at 10^0 and 10^4,\n# but only one tick is drawn at 10^2.\nfigure(figsize=(5, 1)).add_subplot(yscale=\"log\", ylim=(.5, 15000))\n```\n\n### Actual outcome\n\nSee comment above.\n\n### Expected outcome\n\nSee comment above.\n\n### Additional information\n\nI suspect that the formulas for stride and decades in LogLocator.tick_values() are faulty.\n\n### Operating system\n\nany\n\n### Matplotlib Version\n\n3.11.0.dev511+g0b7a88a967\n\n### Matplotlib Backend\n\nany\n\n### Python version\n\n3.13\n\n### Jupyter version\n\nno\n\n### Installation\n\ngit checkout","author":{"url":"https://github.com/anntzer","@type":"Person","name":"anntzer"},"datePublished":"2025-02-28T22:47:08.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":1},"url":"https://github.com/29694/matplotlib/issues/29694"}