pause for a short time rather than sneaky update

richardsheridan · richardsheridan · commit 880c6c503690 · 2020-08-08T15:47:37.000-04:00
start_event_loop semantics are equivalent to update with timeout &lt; 0.001
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_backends_interactive.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_backends_interactive.py
@@ -207,5 +207,4 @@ def test_never_update(monkeypatch):
     plt.show(block=False)
     fig = plt.gcf()
     fig.canvas.toolbar.configure_subplots()
-    # skirt monkeypatch
-    tkinter._default_root.tk.call('update')
+    plt.pause(1e-9)
