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<codeclass="descclassname">matplotlib.rcsetup.</code><codeclass="descname">cycler</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><em>*args</em>, <em>**kwargs</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="reference internal" href="../_modules/matplotlib/rcsetup.html#cycler"><spanclass="viewcode-link">[source]</span></a><aclass="headerlink" href="#matplotlib.rcsetup.cycler" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Creates a <aclass="reference external" href="https://matplotlib.org/cycler/generated/cycler.Cycler.html#cycler.Cycler" title="(in cycler v0.10.0)"><codeclass="xref py py-obj docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Cycler</span></code></a> object much like <aclass="reference external" href="https://matplotlib.org/cycler/generated/cycler.cycler.html#cycler.cycler" title="(in cycler v0.10.0)"><codeclass="xref py py-func docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">cycler.cycler()</span></code></a>,
<p>Form 1 copies a given <aclass="reference external" href="https://matplotlib.org/cycler/generated/cycler.Cycler.html#cycler.Cycler" title="(in cycler v0.10.0)"><codeclass="xref py py-obj docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Cycler</span></code></a> object.</p>
<p>Form 2 creates a <aclass="reference external" href="https://matplotlib.org/cycler/generated/cycler.Cycler.html#cycler.Cycler" title="(in cycler v0.10.0)"><codeclass="xref py py-obj docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Cycler</span></code></a> which cycles over one or more
properties simultaneously. If multiple properties are given, their
value lists must have the same length.</p>
<p>Form 3 creates a <aclass="reference external" href="https://matplotlib.org/cycler/generated/cycler.Cycler.html#cycler.Cycler" title="(in cycler v0.10.0)"><codeclass="xref py py-obj docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Cycler</span></code></a> for a single property. This form
exists for compatibility with the original cycler. Its use is
discouraged in favor of the kwarg form, i.e. <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">cycler(label=values)</span></code>.</p>
<dd><pclass="first last">A new <aclass="reference external" href="https://matplotlib.org/cycler/generated/cycler.Cycler.html#cycler.Cycler" title="(in cycler v0.10.0)"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Cycler</span></code></a> for the given properties.</p>
<codeclass="descclassname">matplotlib.rcsetup.</code><codeclass="descname">deprecate_axes_hold</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><em>value</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="reference internal" href="../_modules/matplotlib/rcsetup.html#deprecate_axes_hold"><spanclass="viewcode-link">[source]</span></a><aclass="headerlink" href="#matplotlib.rcsetup.deprecate_axes_hold" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd></dd></dl>
<dlclass="function">
<dtid="matplotlib.rcsetup.update_savefig_format">
<codeclass="descclassname">matplotlib.rcsetup.</code><codeclass="descname">update_savefig_format</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><em>value</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="reference internal" href="../_modules/matplotlib/rcsetup.html#update_savefig_format"><spanclass="viewcode-link">[source]</span></a><aclass="headerlink" href="#matplotlib.rcsetup.update_savefig_format" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="descclassname">matplotlib.rcsetup.</code><codeclass="descname">validate_animation_writer_path</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><em>p</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="reference internal" href="../_modules/matplotlib/rcsetup.html#validate_animation_writer_path"><spanclass="viewcode-link">[source]</span></a><aclass="headerlink" href="#matplotlib.rcsetup.validate_animation_writer_path" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd></dd></dl>
<dlclass="function">
<dtid="matplotlib.rcsetup.validate_any">
<codeclass="descclassname">matplotlib.rcsetup.</code><codeclass="descname">validate_any</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><em>s</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="reference internal" href="../_modules/matplotlib/rcsetup.html#validate_any"><spanclass="viewcode-link">[source]</span></a><aclass="headerlink" href="#matplotlib.rcsetup.validate_any" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd></dd></dl>
<dlclass="function">
<dtid="matplotlib.rcsetup.validate_anylist">
<codeclass="descclassname">matplotlib.rcsetup.</code><codeclass="descname">validate_anylist</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><em>s</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink" href="#matplotlib.rcsetup.validate_anylist" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd></dd></dl>
<dlclass="function">
<dtid="matplotlib.rcsetup.validate_aspect">
<codeclass="descclassname">matplotlib.rcsetup.</code><codeclass="descname">validate_aspect</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><em>s</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="reference internal" href="../_modules/matplotlib/rcsetup.html#validate_aspect"><spanclass="viewcode-link">[source]</span></a><aclass="headerlink" href="#matplotlib.rcsetup.validate_aspect" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd></dd></dl>
<dlclass="function">
<dtid="matplotlib.rcsetup.validate_axisbelow">
<codeclass="descclassname">matplotlib.rcsetup.</code><codeclass="descname">validate_axisbelow</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><em>s</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="reference internal" href="../_modules/matplotlib/rcsetup.html#validate_axisbelow"><spanclass="viewcode-link">[source]</span></a><aclass="headerlink" href="#matplotlib.rcsetup.validate_axisbelow" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd></dd></dl>
<dlclass="function">
<dtid="matplotlib.rcsetup.validate_backend">
<codeclass="descclassname">matplotlib.rcsetup.</code><codeclass="descname">validate_backend</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><em>s</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="reference internal" href="../_modules/matplotlib/rcsetup.html#validate_backend"><spanclass="viewcode-link">[source]</span></a><aclass="headerlink" href="#matplotlib.rcsetup.validate_backend" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd></dd></dl>
<dlclass="function">
<dtid="matplotlib.rcsetup.validate_bbox">
<codeclass="descclassname">matplotlib.rcsetup.</code><codeclass="descname">validate_bbox</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><em>s</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="reference internal" href="../_modules/matplotlib/rcsetup.html#validate_bbox"><spanclass="viewcode-link">[source]</span></a><aclass="headerlink" href="#matplotlib.rcsetup.validate_bbox" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd></dd></dl>
<dlclass="function">
<dtid="matplotlib.rcsetup.validate_bool">
<codeclass="descclassname">matplotlib.rcsetup.</code><codeclass="descname">validate_bool</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><em>b</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="reference internal" href="../_modules/matplotlib/rcsetup.html#validate_bool"><spanclass="viewcode-link">[source]</span></a><aclass="headerlink" href="#matplotlib.rcsetup.validate_bool" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="descclassname">matplotlib.rcsetup.</code><codeclass="descname">validate_bool_maybe_none</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><em>b</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="reference internal" href="../_modules/matplotlib/rcsetup.html#validate_bool_maybe_none"><spanclass="viewcode-link">[source]</span></a><aclass="headerlink" href="#matplotlib.rcsetup.validate_bool_maybe_none" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Convert b to a boolean or raise</p>
</dd></dl>
<dlclass="function">
<dtid="matplotlib.rcsetup.validate_capstylelist">
<codeclass="descclassname">matplotlib.rcsetup.</code><codeclass="descname">validate_capstylelist</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><em>s</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink" href="#matplotlib.rcsetup.validate_capstylelist" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd></dd></dl>
<dlclass="function">
<dtid="matplotlib.rcsetup.validate_color">
<codeclass="descclassname">matplotlib.rcsetup.</code><codeclass="descname">validate_color</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><em>s</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="reference internal" href="../_modules/matplotlib/rcsetup.html#validate_color"><spanclass="viewcode-link">[source]</span></a><aclass="headerlink" href="#matplotlib.rcsetup.validate_color" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="descclassname">matplotlib.rcsetup.</code><codeclass="descname">validate_color_for_prop_cycle</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><em>s</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="reference internal" href="../_modules/matplotlib/rcsetup.html#validate_color_for_prop_cycle"><spanclass="viewcode-link">[source]</span></a><aclass="headerlink" href="#matplotlib.rcsetup.validate_color_for_prop_cycle" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="descclassname">matplotlib.rcsetup.</code><codeclass="descname">validate_color_or_auto</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><em>s</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="reference internal" href="../_modules/matplotlib/rcsetup.html#validate_color_or_auto"><spanclass="viewcode-link">[source]</span></a><aclass="headerlink" href="#matplotlib.rcsetup.validate_color_or_auto" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="descclassname">matplotlib.rcsetup.</code><codeclass="descname">validate_color_or_inherit</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><em>s</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="reference internal" href="../_modules/matplotlib/rcsetup.html#validate_color_or_inherit"><spanclass="viewcode-link">[source]</span></a><aclass="headerlink" href="#matplotlib.rcsetup.validate_color_or_inherit" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>return a valid color arg</p>
</dd></dl>
<dlclass="function">
<dtid="matplotlib.rcsetup.validate_colorlist">
<codeclass="descclassname">matplotlib.rcsetup.</code><codeclass="descname">validate_colorlist</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><em>s</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink" href="#matplotlib.rcsetup.validate_colorlist" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>return a list of colorspecs</p>
</dd></dl>
<dlclass="function">
<dtid="matplotlib.rcsetup.validate_cycler">
<codeclass="descclassname">matplotlib.rcsetup.</code><codeclass="descname">validate_cycler</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><em>s</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="reference internal" href="../_modules/matplotlib/rcsetup.html#validate_cycler"><spanclass="viewcode-link">[source]</span></a><aclass="headerlink" href="#matplotlib.rcsetup.validate_cycler" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>return a Cycler object from a string repr or the object itself</p>
</dd></dl>
<dlclass="function">
<dtid="matplotlib.rcsetup.validate_dashlist">
<codeclass="descclassname">matplotlib.rcsetup.</code><codeclass="descname">validate_dashlist</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><em>s</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink" href="#matplotlib.rcsetup.validate_dashlist" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd></dd></dl>
<dlclass="function">
<dtid="matplotlib.rcsetup.validate_dpi">
<codeclass="descclassname">matplotlib.rcsetup.</code><codeclass="descname">validate_dpi</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><em>s</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="reference internal" href="../_modules/matplotlib/rcsetup.html#validate_dpi"><spanclass="viewcode-link">[source]</span></a><aclass="headerlink" href="#matplotlib.rcsetup.validate_dpi" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>confirm s is string 'figure' or convert s to float or raise</p>
<codeclass="descclassname">matplotlib.rcsetup.</code><codeclass="descname">validate_fillstylelist</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><em>s</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink" href="#matplotlib.rcsetup.validate_fillstylelist" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd></dd></dl>
<dlclass="function">
<dtid="matplotlib.rcsetup.validate_float">
<codeclass="descclassname">matplotlib.rcsetup.</code><codeclass="descname">validate_float</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><em>s</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="reference internal" href="../_modules/matplotlib/rcsetup.html#validate_float"><spanclass="viewcode-link">[source]</span></a><aclass="headerlink" href="#matplotlib.rcsetup.validate_float" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="descclassname">matplotlib.rcsetup.</code><codeclass="descname">validate_float_or_None</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><em>s</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="reference internal" href="../_modules/matplotlib/rcsetup.html#validate_float_or_None"><spanclass="viewcode-link">[source]</span></a><aclass="headerlink" href="#matplotlib.rcsetup.validate_float_or_None" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>convert s to float, None or raise</p>
</dd></dl>
<dlclass="function">
<dtid="matplotlib.rcsetup.validate_floatlist">
<codeclass="descclassname">matplotlib.rcsetup.</code><codeclass="descname">validate_floatlist</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><em>s</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink" href="#matplotlib.rcsetup.validate_floatlist" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="descclassname">matplotlib.rcsetup.</code><codeclass="descname">validate_font_properties</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><em>s</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="reference internal" href="../_modules/matplotlib/rcsetup.html#validate_font_properties"><spanclass="viewcode-link">[source]</span></a><aclass="headerlink" href="#matplotlib.rcsetup.validate_font_properties" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd></dd></dl>
<dlclass="function">
<dtid="matplotlib.rcsetup.validate_fontsize">
<codeclass="descclassname">matplotlib.rcsetup.</code><codeclass="descname">validate_fontsize</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><em>s</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="reference internal" href="../_modules/matplotlib/rcsetup.html#validate_fontsize"><spanclass="viewcode-link">[source]</span></a><aclass="headerlink" href="#matplotlib.rcsetup.validate_fontsize" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd></dd></dl>
<dlclass="function">
<dtid="matplotlib.rcsetup.validate_fontsizelist">
<codeclass="descclassname">matplotlib.rcsetup.</code><codeclass="descname">validate_fontsizelist</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><em>s</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink" href="#matplotlib.rcsetup.validate_fontsizelist" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd></dd></dl>
<dlclass="function">
<dtid="matplotlib.rcsetup.validate_fonttype">
<codeclass="descclassname">matplotlib.rcsetup.</code><codeclass="descname">validate_fonttype</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><em>s</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="reference internal" href="../_modules/matplotlib/rcsetup.html#validate_fonttype"><spanclass="viewcode-link">[source]</span></a><aclass="headerlink" href="#matplotlib.rcsetup.validate_fonttype" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>confirm that this is a Postscript of PDF font type that we know how to
convert to</p>
</dd></dl>
<dlclass="function">
<dtid="matplotlib.rcsetup.validate_hatch">
<codeclass="descclassname">matplotlib.rcsetup.</code><codeclass="descname">validate_hatch</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><em>s</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="reference internal" href="../_modules/matplotlib/rcsetup.html#validate_hatch"><spanclass="viewcode-link">[source]</span></a><aclass="headerlink" href="#matplotlib.rcsetup.validate_hatch" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Validate a hatch pattern.
A hatch pattern string can have any sequence of the following
<codeclass="descclassname">matplotlib.rcsetup.</code><codeclass="descname">validate_hatchlist</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><em>s</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink" href="#matplotlib.rcsetup.validate_hatchlist" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Validate a hatch pattern.
A hatch pattern string can have any sequence of the following
<codeclass="descclassname">matplotlib.rcsetup.</code><codeclass="descname">validate_hinting</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><em>s</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="reference internal" href="../_modules/matplotlib/rcsetup.html#validate_hinting"><spanclass="viewcode-link">[source]</span></a><aclass="headerlink" href="#matplotlib.rcsetup.validate_hinting" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd></dd></dl>
<dlclass="function">
<dtid="matplotlib.rcsetup.validate_hist_bins">
<codeclass="descclassname">matplotlib.rcsetup.</code><codeclass="descname">validate_hist_bins</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><em>s</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="reference internal" href="../_modules/matplotlib/rcsetup.html#validate_hist_bins"><spanclass="viewcode-link">[source]</span></a><aclass="headerlink" href="#matplotlib.rcsetup.validate_hist_bins" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd></dd></dl>
<dlclass="function">
<dtid="matplotlib.rcsetup.validate_int">
<codeclass="descclassname">matplotlib.rcsetup.</code><codeclass="descname">validate_int</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><em>s</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="reference internal" href="../_modules/matplotlib/rcsetup.html#validate_int"><spanclass="viewcode-link">[source]</span></a><aclass="headerlink" href="#matplotlib.rcsetup.validate_int" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>convert s to int or raise</p>
</dd></dl>
<dlclass="function">
<dtid="matplotlib.rcsetup.validate_int_or_None">
<codeclass="descclassname">matplotlib.rcsetup.</code><codeclass="descname">validate_int_or_None</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><em>s</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="reference internal" href="../_modules/matplotlib/rcsetup.html#validate_int_or_None"><spanclass="viewcode-link">[source]</span></a><aclass="headerlink" href="#matplotlib.rcsetup.validate_int_or_None" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>if not None, tries to validate as an int</p>
<codeclass="descclassname">matplotlib.rcsetup.</code><codeclass="descname">validate_joinstylelist</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><em>s</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink" href="#matplotlib.rcsetup.validate_joinstylelist" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="descclassname">matplotlib.rcsetup.</code><codeclass="descname">validate_negative_linestyle</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><em>s</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="reference internal" href="../_modules/matplotlib/rcsetup.html#validate_negative_linestyle"><spanclass="viewcode-link">[source]</span></a><aclass="headerlink" href="#matplotlib.rcsetup.validate_negative_linestyle" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><divclass="deprecated">
<p><spanclass="versionmodified">Deprecated since version 2.1: </span>The validate_negative_linestyle function was deprecated in version 2.1. See 'validate_negative_linestyle_legacy' deprecation warning for more information.</p>
<codeclass="descclassname">matplotlib.rcsetup.</code><codeclass="descname">validate_negative_linestyle_legacy</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><em>s</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="reference internal" href="../_modules/matplotlib/rcsetup.html#validate_negative_linestyle_legacy"><spanclass="viewcode-link">[source]</span></a><aclass="headerlink" href="#matplotlib.rcsetup.validate_negative_linestyle_legacy" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><divclass="deprecated">
<p><spanclass="versionmodified">Deprecated since version 2.1: </span>The validate_negative_linestyle_legacy function was deprecated in version 2.1. The 'contour.negative_linestyle' rcParam now follows the same validation as the other rcParams that are related to line style.</p>
</div>
<p></p>
</dd></dl>
<dlclass="class">
<dtid="matplotlib.rcsetup.validate_nseq_float">
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="descclassname">matplotlib.rcsetup.</code><codeclass="descname">validate_nseq_float</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><em>n=None</em>, <em>allow_none=False</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="reference internal" href="../_modules/matplotlib/rcsetup.html#validate_nseq_float"><spanclass="viewcode-link">[source]</span></a><aclass="headerlink" href="#matplotlib.rcsetup.validate_nseq_float" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="descclassname">matplotlib.rcsetup.</code><codeclass="descname">validate_nseq_int</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><em>n=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="reference internal" href="../_modules/matplotlib/rcsetup.html#validate_nseq_int"><spanclass="viewcode-link">[source]</span></a><aclass="headerlink" href="#matplotlib.rcsetup.validate_nseq_int" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="descclassname">matplotlib.rcsetup.</code><codeclass="descname">validate_path_exists</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><em>s</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="reference internal" href="../_modules/matplotlib/rcsetup.html#validate_path_exists"><spanclass="viewcode-link">[source]</span></a><aclass="headerlink" href="#matplotlib.rcsetup.validate_path_exists" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>If s is a path, return s, else False</p>
</dd></dl>
<dlclass="function">
<dtid="matplotlib.rcsetup.validate_ps_distiller">
<codeclass="descclassname">matplotlib.rcsetup.</code><codeclass="descname">validate_ps_distiller</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><em>s</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="reference internal" href="../_modules/matplotlib/rcsetup.html#validate_ps_distiller"><spanclass="viewcode-link">[source]</span></a><aclass="headerlink" href="#matplotlib.rcsetup.validate_ps_distiller" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd></dd></dl>
<dlclass="function">
<dtid="matplotlib.rcsetup.validate_qt4">
<codeclass="descclassname">matplotlib.rcsetup.</code><codeclass="descname">validate_qt4</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><em>s</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="reference internal" href="../_modules/matplotlib/rcsetup.html#validate_qt4"><spanclass="viewcode-link">[source]</span></a><aclass="headerlink" href="#matplotlib.rcsetup.validate_qt4" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd></dd></dl>
<dlclass="function">
<dtid="matplotlib.rcsetup.validate_qt5">
<codeclass="descclassname">matplotlib.rcsetup.</code><codeclass="descname">validate_qt5</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><em>s</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="reference internal" href="../_modules/matplotlib/rcsetup.html#validate_qt5"><spanclass="viewcode-link">[source]</span></a><aclass="headerlink" href="#matplotlib.rcsetup.validate_qt5" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd></dd></dl>
<dlclass="function">
<dtid="matplotlib.rcsetup.validate_sketch">
<codeclass="descclassname">matplotlib.rcsetup.</code><codeclass="descname">validate_sketch</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><em>s</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="reference internal" href="../_modules/matplotlib/rcsetup.html#validate_sketch"><spanclass="viewcode-link">[source]</span></a><aclass="headerlink" href="#matplotlib.rcsetup.validate_sketch" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd></dd></dl>
<dlclass="function">
<dtid="matplotlib.rcsetup.validate_string">
<codeclass="descclassname">matplotlib.rcsetup.</code><codeclass="descname">validate_string</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><em>s</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="reference internal" href="../_modules/matplotlib/rcsetup.html#validate_string"><spanclass="viewcode-link">[source]</span></a><aclass="headerlink" href="#matplotlib.rcsetup.validate_string" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="descclassname">matplotlib.rcsetup.</code><codeclass="descname">validate_string_or_None</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><em>s</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="reference internal" href="../_modules/matplotlib/rcsetup.html#validate_string_or_None"><spanclass="viewcode-link">[source]</span></a><aclass="headerlink" href="#matplotlib.rcsetup.validate_string_or_None" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>convert s to string or raise</p>
</dd></dl>
<dlclass="function">
<dtid="matplotlib.rcsetup.validate_stringlist">
<codeclass="descclassname">matplotlib.rcsetup.</code><codeclass="descname">validate_stringlist</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><em>s</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink" href="#matplotlib.rcsetup.validate_stringlist" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>return a list</p>
</dd></dl>
<dlclass="function">
<dtid="matplotlib.rcsetup.validate_svg_fonttype">
<codeclass="descclassname">matplotlib.rcsetup.</code><codeclass="descname">validate_svg_fonttype</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><em>s</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="reference internal" href="../_modules/matplotlib/rcsetup.html#validate_svg_fonttype"><spanclass="viewcode-link">[source]</span></a><aclass="headerlink" href="#matplotlib.rcsetup.validate_svg_fonttype" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd></dd></dl>
<dlclass="function">
<dtid="matplotlib.rcsetup.validate_toolbar">
<codeclass="descclassname">matplotlib.rcsetup.</code><codeclass="descname">validate_toolbar</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><em>s</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="reference internal" href="../_modules/matplotlib/rcsetup.html#validate_toolbar"><spanclass="viewcode-link">[source]</span></a><aclass="headerlink" href="#matplotlib.rcsetup.validate_toolbar" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="descclassname">matplotlib.rcsetup.</code><codeclass="descname">validate_webagg_address</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><em>s</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="reference internal" href="../_modules/matplotlib/rcsetup.html#validate_webagg_address"><spanclass="viewcode-link">[source]</span></a><aclass="headerlink" href="#matplotlib.rcsetup.validate_webagg_address" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd></dd></dl>
<dlclass="function">
<dtid="matplotlib.rcsetup.validate_whiskers">
<codeclass="descclassname">matplotlib.rcsetup.</code><codeclass="descname">validate_whiskers</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><em>s</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="reference internal" href="../_modules/matplotlib/rcsetup.html#validate_whiskers"><spanclass="viewcode-link">[source]</span></a><aclass="headerlink" href="#matplotlib.rcsetup.validate_whiskers" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>