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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"Matplotlib produces blank eps images when text.usetex option is True in matplotlibrc","articleBody":"\u003c!--To help us understand and resolve your issue, please fill out the form to the best of your ability.--\u003e\r\n\u003c!--You can feel free to delete the sections that do not apply.--\u003e\r\n\r\n### Bug report\r\n\r\nWhen I try to save a plot as an EPS file with savefig() function, the result is just blank image. If I set text.usetex option to False, everything looks fine. The problem is only with EPS format. PDF or PNG files are produced correctly regardless of text.usetex option.\r\n\r\n\u003c!--A short 1-2 sentences that succinctly describes the bug--\u003e\r\n\r\n**Code for reproduction**\r\n\u003c!--A minimum code snippet required to reproduce the bug.\r\nPlease make sure to minimize the number of dependencies required, and provide\r\nany necessary plotted data.\r\nAvoid using threads, as Matplotlib is (explicitly) not thread-safe.--\u003e\r\nThe code can be as simple as\r\n```python\r\nfrom matplotlib import pyplot as plt                                                                                                   \r\n                                                                                                                                       \r\nplt.plot([1, 2], [1, 2])                                                                                                               \r\nplt.savefig(\"test.eps\") \r\n```\r\n\r\n**Actual outcome**\r\nBlank EPS file (but it's size is 182K). \r\n\r\n**Expected outcome**\r\nEPS file containing an actual plot.\r\n\r\n**Matplotlib version**\r\n\r\n  * Operating system: Arch linux, everything is up to date\r\n  * Matplotlib version: 3.2.1, installed using Arch package manager\r\n  * Matplotlib backend: Qt5Agg\r\n  * Python version: 3.8.2\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n","author":{"url":"https://github.com/latrop","@type":"Person","name":"latrop"},"datePublished":"2020-05-09T15:01:36.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":3},"url":"https://github.com/17373/matplotlib/issues/17373"}