rcParams for plt.axis('equal') not working?

[fkbreitl]

I have tried

plt.rcParams['image.aspect'] = 'equal'

to set the default for axis to equal, but it has now effect in matplotlib 2.0.0.
To what I inferred from the documentation shouldn't this be the command?

If not, what is it?

Other people have the same question at

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/35558958/matplotlib-set-default-value-for-plt-axis-to-equal

[WeatherGod]

That is for images, and if you plot an image, it will have equal aspect. But I don't think that works in general. I don't think we have one for axes... seems like a bit of a hole in our rcParams...

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On Thu, Feb 16, 2017 at 1:42 PM, Frank Breitling ***@***.***> wrote: I have tried plt.rcParams['image.aspect'] = 'equal' to set the default for axis to equal, but it has now effect in matplotlib 2.0.0. To what I inferred from the documentation shouldn't this be the command? If not, what is it? Other people have the same question at https://stackoverflow.com/questions/35558958/matplotlib- set-default-value-for-plt-axis-to-equal — You are receiving this because you are subscribed to this thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#8088>, or mute the thread <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AARy-He1z2QwhPWQUnboBASGAKd3rwwMks5rdJh_gaJpZM4MDZAe> .

[fkbreitl]

Thanks for pointing this out.

Then maybe this should be noted as feature request.

To summarize:

plt.rcParams['image.aspect'] = 'equal'
a=[[1],[2]]
plt.imshow(a)

works,

plt.rcParams['image.aspect'] = 'equal'
a=[[1],[2]]
plt.plot(a)

doesn't.

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[oscargus]

Reopening this as there is a PR for it (that I should finish...)