categories_order of sc.pl.tracksplot does not work
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categories_order=['0','1','9','8','2','5','4','7','3','6']
sc.pl.tracksplot(adata,markers,groupby='leiden',vmax=3,categories_order=categories_order)
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I can not get the order as ['0','1','9','8','2','5','4','7','3','6']
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1.9.1
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Start at the sc.pl.tracksplot entry point and reproduce the example with categories_order, using the referenced image as the expected ordering. Trace how the groupby categories are passed into the plot and confirm that the displayed order matches ['0','1','9','8','2','5','4','7','3','6']; the report lacks a complete runnable dataset and error output.
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- python
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- data-visualization
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