Merge pull request #16304 from anntzer/legend-children

tacaswell · web-flow · commit f27a7f34bff6 · 2020-01-24T21:54:35.000-08:00
MNT: Simplify Legend.get_children.
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/legend.py b/lib/matplotlib/legend.py
@@ -865,13 +865,8 @@ def _auto_legend_data(self):
         return [vertices, bboxes, lines, offsets]
 
     def get_children(self):
-        """Return the list of child artists."""
-        children = []
-        if self._legend_box:
-            children.append(self._legend_box)
-        children.append(self.get_frame())
-
-        return children
+        # docstring inherited
+        return [self._legend_box, self.get_frame()]
 
     def get_frame(self):
         """Return the `~.patches.Rectangle` used to frame the legend."""
