matplotlib / matplotlib/ipympl
y axis label cut off in log scale
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Description
As the title says. In Jupyter Lab the y label is cutoff if using log scale and the numbers on the scale get too long (i.e. more than just 10^n, like x * 10^n).

IPython : 8.2.0
ipykernel : 6.13.0
ipywidgets : 7.7.0
jupyter_client : 7.2.2
jupyter_core : 4.9.2
jupyter_server : 1.16.0
jupyterlab : 3.3.4
nbclient : 0.6.0
nbconvert : 6.5.0
nbformat : 5.3.0
notebook : 6.4.11
qtconsole : not installed
traitlets : 5.1.1
Miniconda 4.12.0 (quite clean base env with just Jupyter Lab, other envs and ipykernel are also affected)
Python 3.9.12.final.0
Windows 10 (x64)
# Name Version Build Channel
matplotlib-base 3.5.1 py39h581301d_0 conda-forge
matplotlib-inline 0.1.3 pyhd8ed1ab_0 conda-forge
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Research direction
No source file or test is named. Reproduce the issue in JupyterLab with a log-scaled y-axis and long tick labels, then trace the ipympl rendering and layout path. Done means the y-axis label and expanded tick labels are fully visible without being cut off.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- jupyter, jupyter-notebook, python
- Domain
- data-visualization
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100