Clearing plots in Python plot pane does not fully reset before rendering new plot

[Santoshjnawali]

When using matplotlib, plotnine, or other Python plotting libraries, clearing plots in the plot pane does not work as expected. Previously cleared plots may reappear, and some earlier plots remain partially rendered. I expect that when I completely clear all previously rendered plots and then call a new object, the plot pane should display only the latest plot in a clean state. When I am using R, clearing all plots before displaying a new one works as expected and shows only the new plot.

[lionel-]

That doesn't seem like expected behaviour. Could you please create a reproducible example and open an issue at https://github.com/posit-dev/positron/issues? If possible for you, a video of the steps you take would be great.

[isabelizimm]

I am able to reproduce this, I think this is a bug due to matplotlib's storage of plots! Just opened an issue here with a reproducible example: #9014