Add rcfile (loads parameters from a file).

Matthew Emmett · memmett · commit ceb66d46e458 · 2012-08-19T12:15:11.000-04:00
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/__init__.py b/lib/matplotlib/__init__.py
@@ -716,6 +716,12 @@ def rc_params(fail_on_error=False):
         warnings.warn(message)
         return ret
 
+    return rc_params_from_file(fname, fail_on_error)
+
+
+def rc_params_from_file(fname, fail_on_error=False):
+    """Load and return params from fname."""
+
     cnt = 0
     rc_temp = {}
     with open(fname) as fd:
@@ -898,6 +904,13 @@ def rcdefaults():
     """
     rcParams.update(rcParamsDefault)
 
+def rcfile(fname):
+    """
+    Update rc params from file.
+    """
+    rcParams.update(rc_params_from_file(fname))
+
+
 def rc_file_defaults():
     """
     Restore the default rc params from the original matplotlib rc that
