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all matplotlibrc files should be loaded in order #6320
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Only one matplotlibrc file is loaded instead of loading them in order of decreasing scope. So when I added a matplotlibrc file in my home directory it unexpectedly changed the backend that was being set in INSTALL/matplotlib/mpl-data/matplotlibrc because that file was no longer being loaded. I expected matplotlib to load the global (install) config and then apply my config on top of that.
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tacaswell commentedon Apr 20, 2016
That would be a major API/behavior change.
If you want to have 'cascading' styles, use
mpl.style.usewhich applies the given style on top of the current rcparams.WeatherGod commentedon Apr 21, 2016
Note that I don't think that would solve the problem of backend changes
since backends aren't style. But I agree, nowhere in any documentation do
we state that the rcfiles are cascading. Instead, the selection of rcfiles
is documented as a fallback mechanism (current dir > ~/.config > built-in
defaults).
On Wed, Apr 20, 2016 at 10:34 AM, Thomas A Caswell <notifications@github.com
rcomer commentedon Oct 1, 2022
If settings from all available matplotlibrc files were applied, I would need a new solution for my StackOverflow question here
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/67210631/restore-rcdefaults-by-environment-setting
jklymak commentedon Oct 1, 2022
Yes not sure why this has dragged around for 7 years. We don't cascade style sheets and the backend mechanism has been overhauled.