matplotlib / matplotlib/ipympl
Tearing on interactive ROI
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Description
## Describe the issue
The plots tear heavily when using interactive rois after creating a new environment (`conda create --name testplot ipympl matplotlib jupyterlab`).
First noticed in hyperspy/hyperspy#2706, it appears to be a problem with both mpl 3.3/3.4 and ipympl 0.6/0.7.
[This matplotlib interactive example](https://matplotlib.org/stable/gallery/widgets/rectangle_selector.html#sphx-glr-gallery-widgets-rectangle-selector-py) results in the following output, both with `useblit=True` and `=False`.

## Versions
```
3.9.2 | packaged by conda-forge | (default, Feb 21 2021, 04:59:43) [MSC v.1916 64 bit (AMD64)]
ipympl version: 0.7.0
jupyter core : 4.7.1
jupyter-notebook : 6.3.0
qtconsole : not installed
ipython : 7.22.0
ipykernel : 5.5.3
jupyter client : 6.1.12
jupyter lab : 3.0.14
nbconvert : 6.0.7
ipywidgets : 7.6.3
nbformat : 5.1.3
traitlets : 5.0.5
Known nbextensions:
config dir: C:\Users\thomasaar\Miniconda3\envs\testplot\etc\jupyter\nbconfig
notebook section
jupyter-matplotlib/extension enabled
- Validating: ok
jupyter-js-widgets/extension enabled
- Validating: ok
JupyterLab v3.0.14
C:\Users\thomasaar\Miniconda3\envs\testplot\share\jupyter\labextensions
jupyter-matplotlib v0.9.0 enabled ok
@jupyter-widgets/jupyterlab-manager v3.0.0 enabled ok (python, jupyterlab_widgets)
```
Contributor guide
Research direction
Reproduce the tearing with the provided conda environment, ipympl 0.7.0, JupyterLab 3.0.14, and the linked Matplotlib RectangleSelector example, testing both useblit=True and useblit=False. Trace whether the problem is in the interactive ROI rendering or the Jupyter widget integration; done means the plot no longer tears in the reported setup.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- jupyter-notebook, python
- Domain
- data-visualization, frontend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100