Merge pull request #4 from eslothower/fix-check

symbolic23 · web-flow · commit 028dd77acb0d · 2023-05-06T04:06:57.000-04:00
Remove figure not None check
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/artist.py b/lib/matplotlib/artist.py
@@ -649,8 +649,6 @@ def set_hover(self, hover):
               artist will fire a hover event if the mouse event is hovering over
               the artist.
         """
-        if not self.figure and hover is not None:
-            raise ValueError("Cannot hover without an existing figure")
         self._hover = hover
 
     def get_hover(self):
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_artist.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_artist.py
@@ -326,10 +326,6 @@ def test_set_alpha_for_array():
 
 
 def test_set_hover():
-    art = martist.Artist()  # blank canvas
-    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="Cannot hover without an existing figure"):
-        art.set_hover(True)
-
     fig, ax = plt.subplots()
     im = ax.imshow(np.arange(36).reshape(6, 6))  # non-blank canvas
 
