Merge pull request matplotlib#2772 from tacaswell/fix_ani_save_writer_creation

tacaswell · tacaswell · commit 7563497c3b58 · 2014-04-27T17:02:28.000-05:00
BUG : instantiate fall-back writer
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/animation.py b/lib/matplotlib/animation.py
@@ -702,7 +702,9 @@ def save(self, filename, writer=None, fps=None, dpi=None, codec=None,
                 warnings.warn("MovieWriter %s unavailable" % writer)
 
                 try:
-                    writer = writers.list()[0]
+                    writer = writers[writers.list()[0]](fps, codec, bitrate,
+                                                        extra_args=extra_args,
+                                                        metadata=metadata)
                 except IndexError:
                     raise ValueError("Cannot save animation: no writers are "
                                      "available. Please install mencoder or "
