<filename>lib/matplotlib/tests/test_backend_qt4.py
from matplotlib import pyplot as plt
from matplotlib.testing.decorators import cleanup
from matplotlib.testing.decorators import knownfailureif
from matplotlib._pylab_helpers import Gcf
import copy

try:
    import matplotlib.backends.qt4_compat
    HAS_QT = True
except ImportError:
    HAS_QT = False


@cleanup
@knownfailureif(not HAS_QT)
def test_fig_close():
    # force switch to the Qt4 backend
    plt.switch_backend('Qt4Agg')

    #save the state of Gcf.figs
    init_figs = copy.copy(Gcf.figs)

    # make a figure using pyplot interface
    fig = plt.figure()

    # simulate user clicking the close button by reaching in
    # and calling close on the underlying Qt object
    fig.canvas.manager.window.close()

    # assert that we have removed the reference to the FigureManager
    # that got added by plt.figure()
    assert(init_figs == Gcf.figs)

<filename>lib/matplotlib/tests/test_backend_qt4.py
from matplotlib import pyplot as plt
from matplotlib.testing.decorators import cleanup
from matplotlib.testing.decorators import knownfailureif
from matplotlib._pylab_helpers import Gcf
import copy

try:
    import matplotlib.backends.qt4_compat
    HAS_QT = True
except ImportError:
    HAS_QT = False


@cleanup
@knownfailureif(not HAS_QT)
def test_fig_close():
    # force switch to the Qt4 backend
    plt.switch_backend('Qt4Agg')

    #save the state of Gcf.figs
    init_figs = copy.copy(Gcf.figs)

    # make a figure using pyplot interface
    fig = plt.figure()

    # simulate user clicking the close button by reaching in
    # and calling close on the underlying Qt object
    fig.canvas.manager.window.close()

    # assert that we have removed the reference to the FigureManager
    # that got added by plt.figure()
    assert(init_figs == Gcf.figs)

# force switch to the Qt4 backend #save the state of Gcf.figs # make a figure using pyplot interface # simulate user clicking the close button by reaching in # and calling close on the underlying Qt object # assert that we have removed the reference to the FigureManager # that got added by plt.figure()