Merge branch 'patch-1' of git://github.com/burrbull/matplotlib into burrbull-patch-1

efiring · efiring · commit 802685111e7b · 2013-02-18T12:57:07.000-10:00
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_cairo.py b/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_cairo.py
@@ -220,7 +220,10 @@ def _draw_mathtext(self, gc, x, y, s, prop, angle):
             
             size = fontsize * self.dpi / 72.0
             ctx.set_font_size(size)
-            ctx.show_text(s.encode("utf-8"))
+            if sys.version_info[0] < 3:
+                ctx.show_text (s.encode("utf-8"))
+            else:
+                ctx.show_text (s)
             ctx.restore()
 
         for ox, oy, w, h in rects:
