MNT: restore the old DPI when resetting the canvas

tacaswell · tacaswell · commit db30cbe4a1c4 · 2025-07-31T16:34:09.000-04:00
This prevent the figures from growing on hi-dpi screens.
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/figure.py b/lib/matplotlib/figure.py
@@ -3003,7 +3003,12 @@ def _set_base_canvas(self):
         This is used upon initialization of the Figure, but also
         to reset the canvas when decoupling from pyplot.
         """
+        # check if we have changed the API due to hi-dpi screens
+        orig_dpi = getattr(self, '_original_dpi', self._dpi)
         FigureCanvasBase(self)  # Set self.canvas as a side-effect
+        # put it back to what it was
+        if orig_dpi != self._dpi:
+            self.dpi = orig_dpi
 
     def set_canvas(self, canvas):
         """
