Summary

Currently, the approach is calling_AxesBase.update_datalim in the plot factory functions with an array of points (often with an already reduced list[(xmin, ymin), (xmax, ymax)] but not always. The information is ad-hoc generated in the factory function.

Proposed fix

We should switch to pushing the logic for data limit evaluation into the Artists. Then the plot factory functions only query the created Artist for their limits and pass that on.