A disconnected callback cannot be reconnected

[mdboom]

Consider the following example:

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
fig, ax = plt.subplots()
p = lambda event: print(event)
cid = fig.canvas.mpl_connect("button_press_event", p)
print("connection", cid)
if __debug__:
    print("disconnect, reconnect")
    fig.canvas.mpl_disconnect(cid)
    cid = fig.canvas.mpl_connect("button_press_event", p)
    print("connection", cid)
plt.show()

One would expect the callback to be connected whether __debug__ is True or False, but in fact after the disconnection and reconnection, nothing happens anymore on button press.