Merge pull request #6350 from tacaswell/fix_cross_figure_patch_legend

jenshnielsen · jenshnielsen · commit e1499e1d43b1 · 2016-05-02T21:12:10.000+01:00
FIX: cross figure legends with patches
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/axes/_axes.py b/lib/matplotlib/axes/_axes.py
@@ -3159,8 +3159,8 @@ def boxplot(self, x, notch=None, sym=None, vert=None, whis=None,
             ``shownotches`` is also True. Otherwise, means will be shown
             as points.
 
-        Additional Options
-        ---------------------
+        Other Parameters
+        ----------------
         The following boolean options toggle the drawing of individual
         components of the boxplots:
             - showcaps: the caps on the ends of whiskers
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/patches.py b/lib/matplotlib/patches.py
@@ -179,7 +179,6 @@ def update_from(self, other):
         self.set_linewidth(other.get_linewidth())
         self.set_linestyle(other.get_linestyle())
         self.set_transform(other.get_data_transform())
-        self.set_figure(other.get_figure())
         self.set_alpha(other.get_alpha())
 
     def get_extents(self):
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_legend.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_legend.py
@@ -240,6 +240,15 @@ def test_legend_stackplot():
     ax.legend(loc=0)
 
 
+@cleanup
+def test_cross_figure_patch_legend():
+    fig, ax = plt.subplots()
+    fig2, ax2 = plt.subplots()
+
+    brs = ax.bar(range(3), range(3))
+    fig2.legend(brs, 'foo')
+
+
 @cleanup
 def test_nanscatter():
     fig, ax = plt.subplots()
