obspy.core.util.misc.MatplotlibBackend.switch_backend¶

static MatplotlibBackend.switch_backend(backend, sloppy=True)[source]¶

Switch matplotlib backend.

Parameters:	backend (str) Name of matplotlib backend to switch to. sloppy (bool) If `True`, only uses `matplotlib.pyplot.switch_backend()` and no warning will be shown if the backend was not switched successfully. If `False`, additionally tries to use `matplotlib.use()` first and also shows a warning if the backend was not switched successfully.