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yscale('log') broken for histogram #9247
Description
Bug report
Bug summary
Setting the yscale to log in histogram results in empty plot
Code for reproduction
import numpy as np
import matplotlib as mpl
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
plt.figure()
plt.hist(np.random.normal(size=1000))
plt.yscale('log')
plt.show()Actual outcome
Expected outcome
Matplotlib version
- Operating System: Archlinux
- Matplotlib Version: 2.1.0rc1+49.g20aff4baa
- Python Version: 3.6
- Jupyter Version (if applicable): notebook 5.1
- Other Libraries:
Reacted by jtlz2 and potassium-chloride
Activity
tacaswell commentedon Sep 28, 2017
plt.yscale('log', nonposy='clip')will show the histogram on the log scale.tacaswell commentedon Sep 28, 2017
This was changed in dda42ab / #8836 and document http://matplotlib.org/devdocs/api/api_changes.html#default-behavior-of-log-scales-changed-to-mask-0-values.
weninc commentedon Sep 28, 2017
ah yes that works. Wasn't aware of the change
tacaswell commentedon Sep 28, 2017
No worries!