Merge pull request matplotlib#4165 from embray/patch-1

efiring · efiring · commit 7fd7a63b5496 · 2015-03-02T16:42:02.000-10:00
Make _is_writable_dir more flexible to obscure failure modes
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/__init__.py b/lib/matplotlib/__init__.py
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ def _is_writable_dir(p):
             t.write(b'1')
         finally:
             t.close()
-    except OSError:
+    except:
         return False
 
     return True
