Merge pull request #10020 from anntzer/container-repr

efiring · web-flow · commit 29c7e28e8c68 · 2017-12-27T14:01:57.000-06:00
Let Container reprs report the actual subtype.
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/container.py b/lib/matplotlib/container.py
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ class Container(tuple):
     """
 
     def __repr__(self):
-        return "<Container object of %d artists>" % (len(self))
+        return ("<{} object of {} artists>"
+                .format(type(self).__name__, len(self)))
 
     def __new__(cls, *kl, **kwargs):
         return tuple.__new__(cls, kl[0])
