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FIX: get_backend return None if no backend set #12592

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17 changes: 16 additions & 1 deletion lib/matplotlib/__init__.py
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Expand Up @@ -1361,14 +1361,29 @@ def use(arg, warn=True, force=False):
rcParams['backend'] = os.environ.get('MPLBACKEND')


def get_backend():
def get_backend(fallback=False):
"""
Return the name of the current backend.

Parameters
----------
fallback : bool
Search and set a valid backend before returning the backend's name.
Default is False.

Returns
-------
backend : str
Return the backend's name. The string "None" means the backend has
not been set yet.

See Also
--------
matplotlib.use
"""
val = dict.__getitem__(rcParams, 'backend')
if val is rcsetup._auto_backend_sentinel:
return "None"
return rcParams['backend']


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