Merge pull request #28988 from meeseeksmachine/auto-backport-of-pr-28987-on-v3.9.x

QuLogic · web-flow · commit cbebc619001f · 2024-10-18T00:59:44.000-04:00
Backport PR #28987 on branch v3.9.x (Fix: Do not use numeric tolerances for axline special cases)
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/lines.py b/lib/matplotlib/lines.py
@@ -1505,8 +1505,8 @@ def get_transform(self):
                 points_transform.transform([self._xy1, self._xy2])
             dx = x2 - x1
             dy = y2 - y1
-            if np.allclose(x1, x2):
-                if np.allclose(y1, y2):
+            if dx == 0:
+                if dy == 0:
                     raise ValueError(
                         f"Cannot draw a line through two identical points "
                         f"(x={(x1, x2)}, y={(y1, y2)})")
