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Error in line plot when including text attribute related to floating point representation.

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Description

Plotly Version: v2.12.1

Step to reproduce:

import plotly.express as px
fig = px.line(df[df["country"] == "India"], x="year", y="pop", title="Population In India", text="lifeExp")
fig.show()

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LifeExp has only 3 decimal places:
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Reproduce the issue with Plotly v2.12.1 using the provided px.line example, filtering for India and passing lifeExp as text. Inspect how the line plot handles the text attribute and floating-point values; done means the displayed lifeExp text preserves the three-decimal representation shown in the source data.

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Tech stack
python
Domain
data-visualization
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
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Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
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