SF.net SVN: matplotlib:[8657] trunk/matplotlib/lib/matplotlib/__init__.py

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Revision: 8657
          http://matplotlib.svn.sourceforge.net/matplotlib/?rev=8657&view=rev
Author:   fer_perez
Date:     2010-08-25 22:13:56 +0000 (Wed, 25 Aug 2010)

Log Message:
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Fix small bug where module names were being incorrectly lowercased in
backend specifications.

Thanks to Evan Patterson and Brian Granger for spotting the problem
and fix.

Modified Paths:
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    trunk/matplotlib/lib/matplotlib/__init__.py

Modified: trunk/matplotlib/lib/matplotlib/__init__.py
===================================================================
--- trunk/matplotlib/lib/matplotlib/__init__.py	2010-08-25 07:15:15 UTC (rev 8656)
+++ trunk/matplotlib/lib/matplotlib/__init__.py	2010-08-25 22:13:56 UTC (rev 8657)
@@ -880,10 +880,11 @@
     if 'matplotlib.backends' in sys.modules:
         if warn: warnings.warn(_use_error_msg)
         return
-    arg = arg.lower()
     if arg.startswith('module://'):
         name = arg
     else:
+        # Lowercase only non-module backend names (modules are case-sensitive)
+        arg = arg.lower()
         be_parts = arg.split('.')
         name = validate_backend(be_parts[0])
         if len(be_parts) > 1:


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