geom_dotplot needs to draw accurate circles
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- Dominant language
- Python
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Description
The options are:
- Draw after layout manager has run and we can query the final axes dimensions.
- Use
PathCollectionjust likeAxes.scatterwhose points do not suffer from this issue.
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Research direction
Start by locating the geom_dotplot implementation and examining how its circles are drawn and how layout dimensions are obtained. Compare the two proposed approaches—drawing after layout or using PathCollection like Axes.scatter—and verify that the resulting dots are accurate across final axes dimensions.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- data-visualization
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100