Add timedelta rectangle test

dstansby · dstansby · commit 8208ddc9d88d · 2017-12-03T12:07:06.000Z
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_patches.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_patches.py
@@ -362,3 +362,15 @@ def test_connection_patch():
                                    axesA=ax2, axesB=ax1,
                                    arrowstyle="->")
     ax2.add_artist(con)
+
+
+def test_datetime_rectangle():
+    # Check that creating a rectangle with timedeltas doesn't fail
+    from datetime import datetime, timedelta
+
+    start = datetime(2017, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0)
+    delta = timedelta(seconds=16)
+    patch = mpatches.Rectangle((start, 0), delta, 1)
+
+    fig, ax = plt.subplots()
+    ax.add_patch(patch)
