def clear_axis(ax: plt.Axes):
"""Clear all plotted objects on an axis including lines, patches, tests, tables,
artists, images, mouseovers, child axes, legends, collections, and containers.
See: https://github.com/matplotlib/matplotlib/blob/master/lib/matplotlib/axes/_base.py#L1040
Args:
ax (plt.Axes): MPL axis to clear
"""
# ax.clear()
# pylint: disable=protected-access
ax.lines = []
ax.patches = []
ax.texts = []
ax.tables = []
ax.artists = []
ax.images = []
ax._mouseover_set = _OrderedSet()
ax.child_axes = []
ax._current_image = None # strictly for pyplot via _sci, _gci
ax.legend_ = None
ax.collections = [] # collection.Collection instances
ax.containers = []
# reset the bounds for autoscale
ax.ignore_existing_data_limits = True
