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matplotlib.animation.MovieWriterRegistry

class matplotlib.animation.MovieWriterRegistry[source]

Registry of available writer classes by human readable name.

__init__()[source]

Initialize self. See help(type(self)) for accurate signature.

Methods

__init__() Initialize self.
ensure_not_dirty() If dirty, reasks the writers if they are available
is_available(name) Check if given writer is available by name.
list() Get a list of available MovieWriters.
register(name) Decorator for registering a class under a name.
reset_available_writers() Reset the available state of all registered writers
set_dirty() Sets a flag to re-setup the writers.
ensure_not_dirty()[source]

If dirty, reasks the writers if they are available

is_available(name)[source]

Check if given writer is available by name.

Parameters:
name : str
Returns:
available : bool
list()[source]

Get a list of available MovieWriters.

register(name)[source]

Decorator for registering a class under a name.

Example use:

@registry.register(name)
class Foo:
    pass
reset_available_writers()[source]

Reset the available state of all registered writers

set_dirty()[source]

Sets a flag to re-setup the writers.