Re: [matplotlib-devel] Comparing pdf output in tests

[John H. <jd...@gm...>]

On Wed, Sep 23, 2009 at 12:42 PM, Andrew Straw <str...@as...> wrote:

> Sorry, I should have been more clear. I was thinking that the
> image_compare() decorator would call the test function multiple times,
> having switched the backend between invocations. Thus, the call to
> savefig() would continue not to explicitly set the extension. I've
> quickly modified the source to reflect my idea, but I haven't had a
> chance to flesh it out or test it. It should show the idea, though. See
> attached.

Why not have the decorator pass the extension in to the test funcs --
agg can print to pdf, ps, svg and png