matplotlib · jkseppan · Jul 31, 2020
diff --git a/INSTALL.rst b/INSTALL.rst
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ To run the test suite:
   directories from the source distribution.
 * install test dependencies: `pytest <https://pypi.org/project/pytest>`_,
   MiKTeX, GhostScript, ffmpeg, avconv, ImageMagick, and `Inkscape
-  <https://inkscape.org/>`_.
+  <https://inkscape.org/>`_. On MacOS, GhostScript and Inkscape are not
+  needed.
 * run ``python -mpytest``.
 
 Third-party distributions of Matplotlib

diff --git a/doc/users/next_whats_new/quicklook_converter.rst b/doc/users/next_whats_new/quicklook_converter.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+Image comparisons use QuickLook on MacOS
+----------------------------------------
+
+Previously, you had to install Inkscape and GhostScript to convert the
+svg and pdf files generated by the test suite into bitmap files. Now,
+we use MacOS's built-in QuickLook instead.
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/__init__.py b/lib/matplotlib/__init__.py
@@ -268,8 +268,8 @@ def _get_executable_info(name):
     ----------
     name : str
         The executable to query.  The following values are currently supported:
-        "dvipng", "gs", "inkscape", "magick", "pdftops".  This list is subject
-        to change without notice.
+        "dvipng", "gs", "inkscape", "magick", "pdftops", "qlmanage".  This list
+        is subject to change without notice.
 
     Returns
     -------
@@ -378,6 +378,19 @@ def impl(args, regex, min_ver=None, ignore_exit_code=False):
                 f"You have pdftops version {info.version} but the minimum "
                 f"version supported by Matplotlib is 3.0")
         return info
+    elif name == "qlmanage":
+        try:
+            subprocess.check_call(
+                ["qlmanage", "-h"],
+                stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL,
+                stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL
+            )
+            # qlmanage has no version number, use the OS version
+            version = subprocess.check_output(["sw_vers", "-productVersion"])
+        except (FileNotFoundError, subprocess.CalledProcessError):
+            raise ExecutableNotFoundError()
+        else:
+            return _ExecInfo("qlmanage", version)
     else:
         raise ValueError("Unknown executable: {!r}".format(name))
 

diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/testing/compare.py b/lib/matplotlib/testing/compare.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ def get_cache_dir():
     return str(cache_dir)
 
 
-def get_file_hash(path, block_size=2 ** 20):
+def get_file_hash(path, block_size=2 ** 20, converter=None):
     md5 = hashlib.md5()
     with open(path, 'rb') as fd:
         while True:
@@ -45,11 +45,13 @@ def get_file_hash(path, block_size=2 ** 20):
                 break
             md5.update(data)
 
-    if Path(path).suffix == '.pdf':
-        md5.update(str(mpl._get_executable_info("gs").version)
+    if converter is not None:
+        md5.update(str(converter._version).encode('utf-8'))
+    elif Path(path).suffix == '.pdf':
+        md5.update(str(mpl._get_executable_info("gs")._version)
                    .encode('utf-8'))
     elif Path(path).suffix == '.svg':
-        md5.update(str(mpl._get_executable_info("inkscape").version)
+        md5.update(str(mpl._get_executable_info("inkscape")._version)
                    .encode('utf-8'))
 
     return md5.hexdigest()
@@ -118,7 +120,34 @@ def _read_until(self, terminator):
                 return bytes(buf[:-len(terminator)])
 
 
+class _QLConverter(_Converter):
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__()
+        self._proc = None
+        self._tmpdir = TemporaryDirectory()
+        self._tmppath = Path(self._tmpdir.name)
+        self._version = mpl._get_executable_info("qlmanage").version
+
+    def __call__(self, orig, dest):
+        try:
+            # qlmanage does not follow symlinks so copy the file
+            copied = str(self._tmppath / orig.name)
+            shutil.copy(orig, copied)
+            subprocess.check_call(
+                ["qlmanage", "-t", "-f4", "-o", self._tmpdir.name, copied],
+                stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL,
+                stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL
+            )
+            (self._tmppath / (orig.name + ".png")).rename(dest)
+        except Exception as e:
+            raise _ConverterError(e)
+
+
 class _GSConverter(_Converter):
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__()
+        self._version = mpl._get_executable_info("gs").version
+
     def __call__(self, orig, dest):
         if not self._proc:
             self._proc = subprocess.Popen(
@@ -157,8 +186,12 @@ def encode_and_escape(name):
 
 
 class _SVGConverter(_Converter):
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__()
+        self._version = mpl._get_executable_info("inkscape").version
+
     def __call__(self, orig, dest):
-        old_inkscape = mpl._get_executable_info("inkscape").version < "1"
+        old_inkscape = self._version < "1"
         terminator = b"\n>" if old_inkscape else b"> "
         if not hasattr(self, "_tmpdir"):
             self._tmpdir = TemporaryDirectory()
@@ -226,18 +259,26 @@ def __del__(self):
 
 
 def _update_converter():
+    try:
+        mpl._get_executable_info("qlmanage")
+    except mpl.ExecutableNotFoundError:
+        pass
+    else:
+        converter['pdf'] = converter['svg'] = _QLConverter()
     try:
         mpl._get_executable_info("gs")
     except mpl.ExecutableNotFoundError:
         pass
     else:
-        converter['pdf'] = converter['eps'] = _GSConverter()
+        conv = _GSConverter()
+        converter.setdefault('eps', conv)
+        converter.setdefault('pdf', conv)
     try:
         mpl._get_executable_info("inkscape")
     except mpl.ExecutableNotFoundError:
         pass
     else:
-        converter['svg'] = _SVGConverter()
+        converter.setdefault('svg', _SVGConverter())
 
 
 #: A dictionary that maps filename extensions to functions which
@@ -283,15 +324,16 @@ def convert(filename, cache):
     # is out of date.
     if not newpath.exists() or newpath.stat().st_mtime < path.stat().st_mtime:
         cache_dir = Path(get_cache_dir()) if cache else None
+        cvt = converter[path.suffix[1:]]
 
         if cache_dir is not None:
-            hash_value = get_file_hash(path)
+            hash_value = get_file_hash(path, converter=cvt)
             cached_path = cache_dir / (hash_value + newpath.suffix)
             if cached_path.exists():
                 shutil.copyfile(cached_path, newpath)
                 return str(newpath)
 
-        converter[path.suffix[1:]](path, newpath)
+        cvt(path, newpath)
 
         if cache_dir is not None:
             shutil.copyfile(newpath, cached_path)