MNT : minor refactor of patch from bmistree

tacaswell · tacaswell · commit 90c516f611b9 · 2014-09-29T21:15:36.000-04:00
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
@@ -3081,10 +3083,6 @@ def boxplot(self, x, notch=False, sym=None, vert=True, whis=1.5,
                     flierprops['markeredgecolor'] = color
                     flierprops['markerfacecolor'] = color
 
-        # do not show fliers if sym is empty string
-        if sym == '':
-            showfliers = False
-
         # replace medians if necessary:
         if usermedians is not None:
             if (len(np.ravel(usermedians)) != len(bxpstats) or
