Add timedelta rectangle test

dstansby · dstansby · commit 71b95686fcff · 2017-08-24T13:30:15.000+01:00
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_patches.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_patches.py
@@ -365,3 +365,15 @@ def test_units_rectangle():
     ax.add_patch(p)
     ax.set_xlim([4*U.km, 7*U.km])
     ax.set_ylim([5*U.km, 9*U.km])
+
+
+def test_datetime_rectangle():
+    # Check that creating a rectangle with timedeltas doesn't fail
+    from datetime import datetime, timedelta
+
+    start = datetime(2017, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0)
+    delta = timedelta(seconds=16)
+    patch = mpatches.Rectangle((start, 0), delta, 1)
+
+    fig, ax = plt.subplots()
+    ax.add_patch(patch)
