DOC: warn if user is using constrained layout and tries to use subplots_adjust

jklymak · jklymak · commit 5604c21a480f · 2018-07-06T08:01:57.000-07:00
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/figure.py b/lib/matplotlib/figure.py
@@ -2092,6 +2092,12 @@ def subplots_adjust(self, left=None, bottom=None, right=None, top=None,
         *None*) and update the subplot locations.
 
         """
+        if self.get_constrained_layout():
+            self.set_constrained_layout(False)
+            warnings.warn("This figure was using constrained_layout==True, "
+                          "but that is incompatible with subplots_adjust and "
+                          "or tight_layout: setting "
+                          "constrained_layout==False. ")
         self.subplotpars.update(left, bottom, right, top, wspace, hspace)
         for ax in self.axes:
             if not isinstance(ax, SubplotBase):
