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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"[Bug]: violinplot crashes on empty datasets","articleBody":"### Bug summary\n\nWhen one of the datasets passed to boxplot is empty, no boxplot is drawn for that dataset.  When the same is done for violinplot, violinplot crashes; instead it would be convenient if it behaved like boxplot (draw nothing for the empty dataset).\n\n### Code for reproduction\n\n```Python\nplt.boxplot([np.random.randn(sz) for sz in [100, 0, 200]])  # ok\nplt.violinplot([np.random.randn(sz) for sz in [100, 0, 200]])  # crashes\n```\n\n### Actual outcome\n\nSecond line crashes with\n```\nValueError: zero-size array to reduction operation minimum which has no identity\n```\n\n### Expected outcome\n\nEmpty violinplot for the second (empty) dataset.\n\n### Additional information\n\n_No response_\n\n### Operating system\n\nmacOS\n\n### Matplotlib Version\n\n3.12.0.dev68+g1cb6fe289\n\n### Matplotlib Backend\n\nany\n\n### Python version\n\n3.14.0\n\n### Jupyter version\n\nENOSUCHLIB\n\n### Installation\n\ngit checkout","author":{"url":"https://github.com/anntzer","@type":"Person","name":"anntzer"},"datePublished":"2026-05-18T10:52:40.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":5},"url":"https://github.com/31700/matplotlib/issues/31700"}