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Prevent error when backend has no FigureCanvas #1214

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7 changes: 6 additions & 1 deletion lib/matplotlib/figure.py
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Expand Up @@ -336,7 +336,12 @@ def _setup_canvas(self):
"""
import matplotlib.backends as mbackends # lazy import
backend_mod = mbackends.pylab_setup()[0]
return backend_mod.FigureCanvas(self)
if hasattr(backend_mod, 'FigureCanvas'):
return backend_mod.FigureCanvas(self)
else:
# Some backends (ipython inline backend) don't have a
# FigureCanvas object, so return None to prevent an error
return None

def show(self, warn=True):
"""
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