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• Backport PR DOC: Recommend constrained_layout over tight_layout #29584: DOC: Recommend constrained_layout over tight_layout
• Backport PR Fix alt and caption handling in Sphinx directives #29689: Fix alt and caption handling in Sphinx directives
• Backport PR Blocked set_clim() callbacks to prevent inconsistent state (#29522) #29590: Blocked set_clim() callbacks to prevent inconsistent state ([Bug]: Image color limits not correctly updated with set_clim() IFF color bar present AND new norm.vmin > old norm.vmax #29522)
• Backport PR MNT: correct version in plotting method deprecation warnings #29708: MNT: correct version in plotting method deprecation warnings
• Backport PR Add reference tag to Hatch style reference #29726: Add reference tag to Hatch style reference
• Backport PR Fix SubplotSpec.get_gridspec type hint #29724: Fix SubplotSpec.get_gridspec type hint
• Backport PR Fix passing singleton sequence-type styles to hist #29719: Fix passing singleton sequence-type styles to hist
• Backport PR ci: MacOS 14: temporarily upper-bound the 'PyGObject' Python package version #29734: ci: MacOS 14: temporarily upper-bound the 'PyGObject' Python package version
• Backport PR Fix PyGObject version pinning in macOS tests #29748: Fix PyGObject version pinning in macOS tests
• Backport PR FIX: pyplot auto-backend detection case-sensitivity fixup #29721: FIX: pyplot auto-backend detection case-sensitivity fixup
• Backport PR Add description to logit_demo.py script #29767: Add description to logit_demo.py script
• Backport PR DOC: Add install instructions for pixi and uv #29752: DOC: Add install instructions for pixi and uv
• Backport PR Fix escaping of nulls and "0" in default filenames. #29781: Fix escaping of nulls and "0" in default filenames.
• Backport PR DOC: Simplify annotation arrow style reference #29755: DOC: Simplify annotation arrow style reference
• Backport PR MNT: Move test for old ipython behavior to minver tests #29770: MNT: Move test for old ipython behavior to minver tests
• Backport PR Bug Fix: Normalize kwargs for Histogram #29552: Bug Fix: Normalize kwargs for Histogram
• Backport PR DOC: Slightly further improve arrowstyle demo #29801: DOC: Slightly further improve arrowstyle demo
• Backport PR Improve docs regarding plt.close(). #29839: Improve docs regarding plt.close().
• Backport PR Don't drag draggables on scroll events #29842: Don't drag draggables on scroll events
• Backport PR DOC: correctly specify return type of figaspect #29545: DOC: correctly specify return type of figaspect
• Backport PR DOC: Improve interactive figures guide / Blocking input #29773: DOC: Improve interactive figures guide / Blocking input
• Backport PR TST: pin flake8 #29834: TST: pin flake8
• Backport PR Update lib/matplotlib/stackplot.py #29853: Update lib/matplotlib/stackplot.py
• Backport PR DOC: Improve FancyArrowPatch docstring #29803: DOC: Improve FancyArrowPatch docstring
• Backport PR Change .T to .transpose() in _reshape_2D #29896: Change .T to .transpose() in _reshape_2D
• Backport PR [doc] minimally document what basic units is doing #29899: [doc] minimally document what basic units is doing
• Backport PR BUG: ensure that errorbar does not error on masked negative errors. #29897: BUG: ensure that errorbar does not error on masked negative errors.
• Backport PR Correct rightparen typo #29929: Correct rightparen typo
• Backport PR Allow None in set_prop_cycle (in type hints) #29920: Allow None in set_prop_cycle (in type hints)
• Backport PR Allow Python native sequences in Matplotlib imsave(). #29931: Allow Python native sequences in Matplotlib imsave().
• Backport PR Handle MOVETO's, CLOSEPOLY's and empty paths in Path.interpolated #29919: Handle MOVETO's, CLOSEPOLY's and empty paths in Path.interpolated
• Fix broken links in interactive guide
• STY: placate lint
• Backport PR TST: Use placeholders for text in layout tests #29872: TST: Use placeholders for text in layout tests
• Backport PR ci: rotate soon-to-be-unsupported GitHub Actions ubuntu-20.04 runner out of roster #29796: ci: rotate soon-to-be-unsupported GitHub Actions ubuntu-20.04 runner out of roster
• Backport PR TST: Remove unnecessary test images #29827: TST: Remove unnecessary test images
• Backport PR Document Axes.spines #29965: Document Axes.spines
• Backport PR TST: Make refcount tests more resilient to Python changes #29970: TST: Make refcount tests more resilient to Python changes
• Backport PR Fix typos: horizonatal -> horizontal #29979: Fix typos: horizonatal -> horizontal
• Backport PR DOC: correct signature for animation update function in rain example #29975: DOC: correct signature for animation update function in rain example
• Backport PR DOC: Improve NonUniformImage docs #29370: DOC: Improve NonUniformImage docs
• Backport PR Improve layout of cheatsheets in sidebar #29789: Improve layout of cheatsheets in sidebar
• Backport PR Fix typo: missing singlequote in unrecognized backend exception #29995: Fix typo: missing singlequote in unrecognized backend exception
• Backport PR BLD: Ensure meson.build has the right version of Python #29997: BLD: Ensure meson.build has the right version of Python
• Backport PR DOC: document the issues with overlaying new mpl on old mpl #29673: DOC: document the issues with overlaying new mpl on old mpl
• Backport PR Update pinned oldest win image on azure #29992 on v3.10.x: Update pinned oldest win image on azure
• Backport PR Ensure text metric calculation always uses the text cache #29907: Ensure text metric calculation always uses the text cache
• REL prep 3.10.3
• REL: v3.10.3
• Bump from v3.10.3 tag

PR summary

PR checklist

• "closes #0000" is in the body of the PR description to link the related issue
• new and changed code is tested
• Plotting related features are demonstrated in an example
• New Features and API Changes are noted with a directive and release note
• Documentation complies with general and docstring guidelines