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Revision: 6802
          http://matplotlib.svn.sourceforge.net/matplotlib/?rev=6802&view=rev
Author:   efiring
Date:     2009-01-17 04:22:07 +0000 (Sat, 17 Jan 2009)

Log Message:
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Make is_string_like work with boost python wrapped sequences

Modified Paths:
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    branches/v0_98_5_maint/CHANGELOG
    branches/v0_98_5_maint/lib/matplotlib/cbook.py

Modified: branches/v0_98_5_maint/CHANGELOG
===================================================================
--- branches/v0_98_5_maint/CHANGELOG	2009-01-16 21:24:01 UTC (rev 6801)
+++ branches/v0_98_5_maint/CHANGELOG	2009-01-17 04:22:07 UTC (rev 6802)
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-2009-11-16 Bugfix of C typedef of MPL_Int64 that was failing on
+2009-01-16 Fix bug in is_string_like so it doesn't raise an
+           unnecessary exception. - EF
+
+2009-01-16 Bugfix of C typedef of MPL_Int64 that was failing on
            Windows XP 64 bit, as reported by George Goussard on numpy
            mailing list. - ADS
 

Modified: branches/v0_98_5_maint/lib/matplotlib/cbook.py
===================================================================
--- branches/v0_98_5_maint/lib/matplotlib/cbook.py	2009-01-16 21:24:01 UTC (rev 6801)
+++ branches/v0_98_5_maint/lib/matplotlib/cbook.py	2009-01-17 04:22:07 UTC (rev 6802)
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@
         else:
             return False
     try: obj + ''
-    except (TypeError, ValueError): return False
+    except: return False
     return True
 
 def is_sequence_of_strings(obj):


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