Handle setting path_effects in the constructor using the setp infrastructure, so it doesn't have to be duplicated in each subclass. Modify a test to make sure this continues to work.

Author: mdboom

examples/pylab_examples/patheffect_demo.py

@@ -9,9 +9,7 @@
     txt = ax1.annotate("test", (1., 1.), (0., 0),
                        arrowprops=dict(arrowstyle="->",
                                        connectionstyle="angle3", lw=2),
-                       size=20, ha="center")
-
-    txt.set_path_effects([PathEffects.withStroke(linewidth=3,
+                       size=20, ha="center", path_effects=[PathEffects.withStroke(linewidth=3,
                                                  foreground="w")])
     txt.arrow_patch.set_path_effects([
         PathEffects.Stroke(linewidth=5, foreground="w"),

lib/matplotlib/collections.py

@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ def __init__(self,
                  urls=None,
                  offset_position='screen',
                  zorder=1,
-                 path_effects=None,
                  **kwargs
                  ):
         """

lib/matplotlib/lines.py

@@ -149,7 +149,6 @@ def __init__(self, xdata, ydata,
                  pickradius=5,
                  drawstyle=None,
                  markevery=None,
-                 path_effects = None,
                  **kwargs
                  ):
         """

lib/matplotlib/patches.py

@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ def __init__(self,
                  antialiased=None,
                  hatch=None,
                  fill=True,
-                 path_effects=None,
                  **kwargs):
         """
         The following kwarg properties are supported

lib/matplotlib/tests/test_patheffects.py

@@ -13,9 +13,8 @@ def test_patheffect1():
     txt = ax1.annotate("test", (1., 1.), (0., 0),
                        arrowprops=dict(arrowstyle="->",
                                        connectionstyle="angle3", lw=2),
-                       size=20, ha="center")
-
-    txt.set_path_effects([withStroke(linewidth=3,
+                       size=20, ha="center",
+                       path_effects=[withStroke(linewidth=3,
                                      foreground="w")])
     txt.arrow_patch.set_path_effects([Stroke(linewidth=5,
                                              foreground="w"),

lib/matplotlib/text.py

@@ -158,7 +158,6 @@ def __init__(self,
                  rotation=None,
                  linespacing=None,
                  rotation_mode=None,
-                 path_effects=None,
                  **kwargs
                  ):
         """