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another, that the config file uses the new syntax, so that Matplotlib can tell
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which file-parser to use.
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Maintain a matplotlibrc-like layout
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Maintain a matplotlibrc-like syntax
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The config files would maintain the format
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which I believe is a good enough replacement (but I am happy to hear arguments
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(Lack of) changes for the end-user
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For the end user, calls to ``matplotlib.style.use`` are unchanged. If
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maintaining the *same* naming convention, then the lookup mechanism stays the
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same and there is no ambiguity as to what file should be loaded. If the naming
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convention is changed (e.g. ``.mplstyle-v2`` with the matplotlibrc-like syntax,
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or ``.py``\(!) with the full Python syntax), then a simple priority policy
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(such as "always prefer the newer syntax if available") can be implemented.
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