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matplotlib.pyplot.figure.show method displays figure two times
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Description
Describe the issue
matplotlib.pyplot.figure.show method displays figure two times.

Versions
3.10.4 (main, Mar 31 2022, 08:41:55) [GCC 7.5.0]
ipympl version: 0.8.7
Selected Jupyter core packages...
IPython : 8.4.0
ipykernel : 6.9.1
ipywidgets : 7.6.5
jupyter_client : 7.2.2
jupyter_core : 4.10.0
jupyter_server : 1.18.1
jupyterlab : 3.4.4
nbclient : 0.5.13
nbconvert : 6.4.4
nbformat : 5.3.0
notebook : 6.4.12
qtconsole : not installed
traitlets : 5.1.1
Known nbextensions:
config dir: /home/honek/.jupyter/nbconfig
notebook section
[--sys-prefix enabled
- Validating: problems found:
- require? X [--sys-prefix
jupyter-threejs/extension enabled
- Validating: problems found:
- require? X jupyter-threejs/extension
config dir: /home/honek/anaconda3/envs/ipympl_test/etc/jupyter/nbconfig
notebook section
jupyter-matplotlib/extension enabled
- Validating: OK
jupyter-js-widgets/extension enabled
- Validating: OK
JupyterLab v3.4.4
/home/honek/anaconda3/envs/ipympl_test/share/jupyter/labextensions
jupyter-matplotlib v0.10.5 enabled OK
@jupyter-widgets/jupyterlab-manager v3.0.0 enabled OK (python, jupyterlab_widgets)
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the duplicate display in JupyterLab 3.4.4 with Python 3.10.4, ipympl 0.8.7, and the listed Jupyter packages, using matplotlib.pyplot.figure.show. Done means the same figure appears only once; the issue names no source file or test, so locating the relevant implementation and regression coverage is part of the work.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- jupyter, jupyter-notebook, python
- Domain
- data-visualization, frontend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100