bugfix: don't crash PDF backend when not using SVN checkout

astraw · astraw · commit a42ae7f76559 · 2009-11-23T03:38:11.000Z
svn path=/trunk/matplotlib/; revision=7979
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_pdf.py b/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_pdf.py
@@ -398,10 +398,14 @@ def __init__(self, filename):
                  'Pages': self.pagesObject }
         self.writeObject(self.rootObject, root)
 
-        revision = '$Rev$'.strip('$').split(':')[1].strip()
+        svn_special_string = '$Rev$' # on checkout, gets replaced by svn client
+        if ':' in svn_special_string:
+            revision = ' r'+svn_special_string.strip('$').split(':')[1].strip()
+        else:
+            revision = ''
         self.infoDict = {
             'Creator': 'matplotlib %s, http://matplotlib.sf.net' % __version__,
-            'Producer': 'matplotlib pdf backend r%s' % revision,
+            'Producer': 'matplotlib pdf backend%s' % revision,
             'CreationDate': datetime.today()
             }
 
