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add_hline not working for make_subplots if not populated

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Description

Whenever you add a hline/vline to a plot it should display it at the given position. However, when the figure is made with make_subplots and is not yet populated with data, it never shows the line.

import plotly.graph_objects as go
from plotly.subplots import make_subplots

for name, fig in {
    "go.Figure": go.Figure(),
    "make_subplots": make_subplots(rows=1, cols=1)
}.items():
    fig.add_hline(y=0.5)
    # Add a trace after the line
    fig.add_trace(go.Scatter(x=[1, 2], y=[0, 1]))
    fig.update_layout(title=name)
    fig.show()

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pip list

Package Version


asttokens 3.0.0
attrs 25.3.0
colorama 0.4.6
comm 0.2.2
debugpy 1.8.13
decorator 5.2.1
executing 2.2.0
fastjsonschema 2.21.1
ipykernel 6.29.5
ipython 9.0.2
ipython_pygments_lexers 1.1.1
jedi 0.19.2
jsonschema 4.23.0
jsonschema-specifications 2024.10.1
jupyter_client 8.6.3
jupyter_core 5.7.2
matplotlib-inline 0.1.7
narwhals 1.31.0
nbformat 5.10.4
nest-asyncio 1.6.0
packaging 24.2
parso 0.8.4
pip 24.3.1
platformdirs 4.3.7
plotly 6.0.1
prompt_toolkit 3.0.50
psutil 7.0.0
pure_eval 0.2.3
Pygments 2.19.1
python-dateutil 2.9.0.post0
pywin32 310
pyzmq 26.3.0
referencing 0.36.2
rpds-py 0.23.1
six 1.17.0
stack-data 0.6.3
tornado 6.4.2
traitlets 5.14.3
typing_extensions 4.12.2
wcwidth 0.2.13

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Research direction

Start by running the provided reproduction with go.Figure and make_subplots, focusing on the add_hline and add_vline entry points and the later add_trace call. Trace how subplot domains or shapes are initialized before data exists; done means the line appears at y=0.5 after the trace is added in both cases, with regression coverage for the empty make_subplots figure.

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Assessment

Tech stack
plotly, python
Domain
data-visualization
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
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