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FIX: remove warning when clearing axes with shared axis - #32069

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FIX: remove warning when clearing axes with shared axis#32069
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fig, (ax1, ax2) = plt.subplots(1, 2, sharex=True)
x = range(1, 10)
ax1.semilogx(x, x)
ax2.semilogx(x, x)
fig.clf()

Would result in the following warning:

/Users/ben2/a/scratch.py:8: UserWarning: Attempt to set non-positive xlim on a log-scaled axis will be ignored.
  fig.clf()

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Can you please also add a test?

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dkludwig force-pushed the bugfix/9970-shared-axis-clear branch from 34fbae0 to 0370a17 Compare July 19, 2026 12:52
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Sure, should be good now

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dkludwig force-pushed the bugfix/9970-shared-axis-clear branch from 43c6088 to 7be82a4 Compare July 22, 2026 00:23
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Backport PR #32069 on branch v3.11.x (FIX: remove warning when clearing axes with shared axis)
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clearing axes with shared axis with non-linear scales should not warn

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