Added keep_observers to clf() synonym clear()

mscuthbert · web-flow · commit fbd4764f386f · 2017-05-15T09:55:37.000-04:00
fixes #8620
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/figure.py b/lib/matplotlib/figure.py
@@ -1209,11 +1209,11 @@ def clf(self, keep_observers=False):
         self._suptitle = None
         self.stale = True
 
-    def clear(self):
+    def clear(self, keep_observers=False):
         """
         Clear the figure -- synonym for :meth:`clf`.
         """
-        self.clf()
+        self.clf(keep_observers=keep_observers)
 
     @allow_rasterization
     def draw(self, renderer):
