BUG: allow facecolors to be overridden in LineCollection

jakevdp · jakevdp · commit 1af40f48cf53 · 2015-08-18T22:11:17.000-07:00
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/collections.py b/lib/matplotlib/collections.py
@@ -1053,6 +1053,7 @@ def __init__(self, segments,     # Can be None.
                  cmap=None,
                  pickradius=5,
                  zorder=2,
+                 facecolors='none',
                  **kwargs
                  ):
         """
@@ -1106,6 +1107,9 @@ def __init__(self, segments,     # Can be None.
         *zorder*
            The zorder of the LineCollection.  Default is 2
 
+        *facecolors*
+           The facecolors of the LineCollection. Default is 'none'
+
         The use of :class:`~matplotlib.cm.ScalarMappable` is optional.
         If the :class:`~matplotlib.cm.ScalarMappable` array
         :attr:`~matplotlib.cm.ScalarMappable._A` is not None (i.e., a call to
@@ -1124,7 +1128,7 @@ def __init__(self, segments,     # Can be None.
         Collection.__init__(
             self,
             edgecolors=colors,
-            facecolors='none',
+            facecolors=facecolors,
             linewidths=linewidths,
             linestyles=linestyles,
             antialiaseds=antialiaseds,
