Symmetric and transitive share use behaviour 5.

lkjell · lkjell · commit 9e972efad734 · 2018-03-10T00:39:42.000+01:00
A-&gt;B, A-&gt;D, B-&gt;C then A-&gt;C, C-&gt;A, B-&gt;D, D-&gt;B and B-&gt;A
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/axes/_base.py b/lib/matplotlib/axes/_base.py
@@ -4364,12 +4364,15 @@ def _share_axes(self, axes, shared_axes, symmetric=True, transitive=True):
             sharedDiffBA = sharedB - sharedA
             sharedDiffAB = sharedA - sharedB
 
-            for ax in sharedDiffBA:
-                self._share_axes_asymmetric(self, ax, shared_axes)
-
             if symmetric:
                 for ax in sharedDiffAB:
-                    self._share_axes_asymmetric(axes, ax, shared_axes)
+                    self._share_axes_symmetric(axes, ax, shared_axes)
+
+                for ax in sharedDiffBA:
+                    self._share_axes_symmetric(self, ax, shared_axes)
+            else:
+                for ax in sharedDiffBA:
+                    self._share_axes_asymmetric(self, ax, shared_axes)
 
     def share_x_axes(self, axes, symmetric=True, transitive=True):
         """
