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diff --git a/‎packages/python/plotly/plotly/basedatatypes.py
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@@ -642,6 +642,10 @@ def data(self, new_data):
         # ### Check whether a move is needed ###
         if not all([i1 == i2 for i1, i2 in zip(new_inds, current_inds)]):
 
+            # #### Save off index lists for moveTraces message ####
+            msg_current_inds = current_inds
+            msg_new_inds = new_inds
+
             # #### Reorder trace elements ####
             # We do so in-place so we don't trigger traitlet property
             # serialization for the FigureWidget case
@@ -662,7 +666,7 @@ def data(self, new_data):
                 self._data.insert(ni, trace_data)
 
             # #### Update widget, if any ####
-            self._send_moveTraces_msg(current_inds, new_inds)
+            self._send_moveTraces_msg(msg_current_inds, msg_new_inds)
 
         # ### Update data defaults ###
         # There is to front-end syncronization to worry about so this