update registry of plt backend from toml

Author: lionel42

README.md

@@ -1,11 +1,7 @@
 # Pygame Matplotlib Backend
 
-This is an attempt to create a dedicated backend for matplotlib
-in pygame.
+Create plots in pygame.
 
-The matplotlib ```Figure``` object is replaced by a ```FigureSurface``` object
-which inherits from both ```matplotlib.figure.Figure``` and
-```pygame.Surface```.
 
 Note that the library is in an experimental developement stage and not
 all features of standard matplotlib backends are implement at the moment.
@@ -21,7 +17,7 @@ First you will need to specify that you want to use pygame backend.
 ```python
 # Select pygame backend
 import matplotlib
-matplotlib.use('module://pygame_matplotlib.backend_pygame')
+matplotlib.use('pygame')
 ```
 
 Then you can use matplotlib as you usually do.
@@ -64,6 +60,14 @@ the game loop.
 
 See examples in test.py or test_show.py
 
+
+## How it works in the back
+
+The matplotlib ```Figure``` object is replaced by a ```FigureSurface``` object
+which inherits from both ```matplotlib.figure.Figure``` and
+```pygame.Surface```.
+
+
 ## Current implementation
 
 Support mainly the basic plotting capabilities.

pygame_matplotlib/backend_pygame.py

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 with ::
 
     import matplotlib
-    matplotlib.use("'module://pygame_matplotlib.backend_pygame'")
+    matplotlib.use("pygame")
 """
 from __future__ import annotations
 

pygame_matplotlib/gui_window.py

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 from .backend_pygame import FigureSurface
 import matplotlib
 
-matplotlib.use("module://pygame_matplotlib.backend_pygame")
+matplotlib.use("pygame")
 
 
 class UIPlotWindow(pygame_gui.elements.ui_window.UIWindow):

pyproject.toml

@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ keywords = [
     "plot",
 ]
 
+# Self register the backend in matplotlib
+[project.entry-points."matplotlib.backend"]
+pygame = "pygame_matplotlib.backend_pygame"
 
 
 [project.urls]

test.py

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 import pygame
 
 import matplotlib
-matplotlib.use('module://pygame_matplotlib.backend_pygame')
+matplotlib.use('pygame')
 
 import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
 import matplotlib.figure as fg

test_blitting.py

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import matplotlib
 import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
 
-matplotlib.use('module://pygame_matplotlib.backend_pygame')
+matplotlib.use('pygame')
 import numpy as np
 
 x = np.linspace(0, 2 * np.pi, 100)

test_blitting_class.py

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
 import numpy as np
 import matplotlib
-matplotlib.use('module://pygame_matplotlib.backend_pygame')
+matplotlib.use('pygame')
 
 class BlitManager:
     def __init__(self, canvas, animated_artists=()):

test_in_pygame.py

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 
 import matplotlib
-matplotlib.use('module://pygame_matplotlib.backend_pygame')
+matplotlib.use('pygame')
 #matplotlib.use('Qt4Agg')
 
 import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

test_plt.py

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 import matplotlib
 
-matplotlib.use("module://pygame_matplotlib.backend_pygame")
+matplotlib.use("pygame")
 # matplotlib.use('Qt4Agg')
 
 import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

test_save.py

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 import pygame
 
 import matplotlib
-matplotlib.use('module://pygame_matplotlib.backend_pygame')
+matplotlib.use('pygame')
 #matplotlib.use('Qt4Agg')
 
 import matplotlib.pyplot as plt