Weekly GitHub Report for Matplotlib: June 30, 2025 - July 07, 2025 (12:03:44)
Weekly GitHub Report for Matplotlib
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Table of Contents
I. News
1.1 Recent Version Releases:
The current version of this repository is v3.10.1
1.2 Version Information:
Released on February 27, 2025, this first bugfix update for the 3.10.x series addresses several issues, including improvements in image handling, security enhancements by removing md5 usage, and fixes for plot handling and positioning. Additionally, it introduces a version gate for GTK4 calls and raises warnings for specific scatter plot configurations, alongside various documentation enhancements.
II. Issues
2.1 Top 5 Active Issues:
We consider active issues to be issues that that have been commented on most frequently within the last week. Bot comments are omitted.
As of our latest update, there are no active issues with ongoing comments this week.
2.2 Top 5 Stale Issues:
We consider stale issues to be issues that has had no activity within the last 30 days. The team should work together to get these issues resolved and closed as soon as possible.
- [Bug]: Misalignment of Labels and Incorrect Density Values in
ax.hist()for Categorical Variables: This issue highlights a bug in theax.hist()function of the Matplotlib library when used with categorical variables and thedensity=Trueparameter, leading to incorrect density computations due to the internal conversion of categories to integers, which affects the bin width and results in miscalculated density values. Additionally, the issue addresses the misalignment of labels, as the function does not position them precisely at the center of the bars, complicating the process of plotting labels accurately due to the lack of documentation on the category-to-integer conversion process. - [MNT]: Ease building just one Sphinx Gallery example file: This issue addresses the challenge of efficiently building a single Sphinx Gallery example file, which currently requires a lengthy process through
make htmlormake html-skip-subdirs, often resulting in numerous unhelpful warnings. The proposed solution involves updating the documentation to provide clearer guidance on building individual files and potentially adding a new build target in the Makefile to streamline the process, thereby making it more accessible for developers, especially beginners, who need to frequently preview their work. - [ENH]: Parse "\limits" in mathtext: This issue pertains to a problem encountered in the matplotlib library's mathtext module, where the user is unable to parse LaTeX expressions that include the "\limits" command. The "\limits" command is intended to adjust the positioning of subscripts and superscripts for certain mathematical operators, such as integrals, but currently results in a parsing error, preventing the correct rendering of the expression.
- [ENH]: Fix precision displayed by LogFormatter.format_data_short: This issue addresses the need to enhance the LogFormatter in a GitHub project by fixing the precision of values displayed, ensuring they match the cursor pointing precision, similar to the existing functionality for linear formatters. The problem has been open for over 451 days, and while a solution has not yet been proposed, it highlights a gap in the current implementation that affects the display of significant digits in log formatters.
- [Bug]:
ax.transDatadoes not honor data limits: This issue highlights a bug in Matplotlib where theax.transDatatransformation does not automatically update to reflect changes in data limits (xlimandylim), contrary to what the documentation suggests. As a result, users must manually trigger updates to the data limits to ensure thatax.transDatauses the latest data, which can lead to confusion and unexpected behavior in data visualization.
2.3 Open Issues
This section lists, groups, and then summarizes issues that were created within the last week in the repository.
Issues Opened This Week: 0
Summarized Issues:
As of our latest update, there are no open issues for the project this week.
2.4 Closed Issues
This section lists, groups, and then summarizes issues that were closed within the last week in the repository. This section also links the associated pull requests if applicable.
Issues Closed This Week: 0
Summarized Issues:
As of our latest update, there were no issues closed in the project this week.
2.5 Issue Discussion Insights
This section will analyze the tone and sentiment of discussions within this project's open and closed issues that occurred within the past week. It aims to identify potentially heated exchanges and to maintain a constructive project environment.
As of our last update, there are no open or closed issues with discussions going on within the past week.
III. Pull Requests
3.1 Open Pull Requests
This section provides a summary of pull requests that were opened in the repository over the past week. The top three pull requests with the highest number of commits are highlighted as 'key' pull requests. Other pull requests are grouped based on similar characteristics for easier analysis. Up to 25 pull requests are displayed in this section, while any remaining pull requests beyond this limit are omitted for brevity.
Pull Requests Opened This Week: 0
As of our latest update, there are no open pull requests for the project this week.
3.2 Closed Pull Requests
This section provides a summary of pull requests that were closed in the repository over the past week. The top three pull requests with the highest number of commits are highlighted as 'key' pull requests. Other pull requests are grouped based on similar characteristics for easier analysis. Up to 25 pull requests are displayed in this section, while any remaining pull requests beyond this limit are omitted for brevity.
Pull Requests Closed This Week: 0
As of our latest update, there are no closed pull requests for the project this week.
3.3 Pull Request Discussion Insights
This section will analyze the tone and sentiment of discussions within this project's open and closed pull requests that occurred within the past week. It aims to identify potentially heated exchanges and to maintain a constructive project environment.
As of our last update, there are no open or closed pull requests with discussions going on within the past week.
IV. Contributors
4.1 Contributors
Active Contributors:
We consider an active contributor in this project to be any contributor who has made at least 1 commit, opened at least 1 issue, created at least 1 pull request, or made more than 2 comments in the last month.
If there are more than 10 active contributors, the list is truncated to the top 10 based on contribution metrics for better clarity.
| Contributor | Commits | Pull Requests | Issues | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| QuLogic | 11 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
| CorenthinZ | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| jkseppan | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| timhoffm | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| ayshih | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| jklymak | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| anntzer | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| No author found | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| rcomer | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| tillboehringer | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |