BUG : Merge branch bxp_fliers_no_sym into v1.4.x

tacaswell · tacaswell · commit 2f9522ffd48e · 2014-09-29T21:24:38.000-04:00
This is the code from PR #3573
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/axes/_axes.py b/lib/matplotlib/axes/_axes.py
@@ -3064,6 +3064,8 @@ def boxplot(self, x, notch=False, sym=None, vert=True, whis=1.5,
                 flierprops = dict(linestyle='none', marker='',
                     markeredgecolor='none',
                     markerfacecolor='none')
+                # turn the fliers off just to be safe
+                showfliers = False
             # now process the symbol string
             else:
                 # process the symbol string
