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Clarify default backend selection doc. #19822

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4 changes: 3 additions & 1 deletion doc/sphinxext/custom_roles.py
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Expand Up @@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ def rcparam_role(name, rawtext, text, lineno, inliner, options={}, content=[]):

ref = nodes.reference(rawtext, rendered, refuri=refuri)
node_list = [nodes.literal('', '', ref)]
if text in rcParamsDefault:
# The default backend would be printed as "agg", but that's not correct (as
# the default is actually determined by fallback).
if text in rcParamsDefault and text != "backend":
node_list.extend([
nodes.Text(' (default: '),
nodes.literal('', repr(rcParamsDefault[text])),
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4 changes: 3 additions & 1 deletion tutorials/introductory/usage.py
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Expand Up @@ -304,7 +304,9 @@ def my_plotter(ax, data1, data2, param_dict):
# backend based on what is available on your system and on whether a GUI event
# loop is already running. On Linux, if the environment variable
# :envvar:`DISPLAY` is unset, the "event loop" is identified as "headless",
# which causes a fallback to a noninteractive backend (agg).
# which causes a fallback to a noninteractive backend (agg); in all other
# cases, an interactive backend is preferred (usually, at least tkagg will be
# available).
#
# Here is a detailed description of the configuration methods:
#
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