title: Basemap - Attribute (python)
body: <p>I am relatively new to programming.</p>
  
  <p>I'm trying to run the following:</p>
  
  <pre><code>from mpl_toolkits.basemap import Basemap
  import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
  import numpy as np
  
  my_map = Basemap(projection = 'ortho', lat_0=50, lon_0=-100,
                  resolution = 'l', area_thresh=1000.0)
  
  my_map.drawcoastlines()
  my_map.drawcountries()
  my_map.fillcontinents(color='red')
  
  plt.show()
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>However, I get "AttributeError: 'AxesSubplot' object has no attribute 'get_axis_bgcolor'"</p>
  
  <p>I'm using python 3.6, matplotlib 2.2.0, basemap 1.0.7.  They were downloaded using Anaconda.</p>
  
  <p>OS - Mac 10.12.4</p>
  
  <p>How do I get rid of this error?</p>