Merge pull request #12274 from tacaswell/mnt_be_nice_about_hold

dstansby · web-flow · commit f4a7feaee005 · 2018-09-27T12:42:54.000+01:00
MNT: put back `_hold` as read-only attribute on AxesBase
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/axes/_base.py b/lib/matplotlib/axes/_base.py
@@ -399,6 +399,10 @@ class _AxesBase(martist.Artist):
     _shared_y_axes = cbook.Grouper()
     _twinned_axes = cbook.Grouper()
 
+    @property
+    def _hold(self):
+        return True
+
     def __str__(self):
         return "{0}({1[0]:g},{1[1]:g};{1[2]:g}x{1[3]:g})".format(
             type(self).__name__, self._position.bounds)
