René's URL Explorer Experiment

{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"[Bug]: savefig(..., transparent=True) does not make inset_axes transparent","articleBody":"### Bug summary\r\n\r\nAll's in the title.\r\n\r\n### Code for reproduction\r\n\r\n```python\r\nfrom pylab import *\r\ngca().inset_axes([.1, .2, .3, .4]); savefig(\"/tmp/test.png\", transparent=True)\r\n\r\n# then display /tmp/test.png with a viewer that distinguishes between white and transparent: the inset axes is not transparent.\r\n```\r\n\r\n\r\n### Actual outcome\r\n\r\nInset is not transparent.\r\n\r\n### Expected outcome\r\n\r\nInset is transparent (... well, admittedly I guess whether one wants this or not may be figure-dependent?)  (mildly relatedly, see also #10023.)\r\n\r\n### Additional information\r\n\r\n_No response_\r\n\r\n### Operating system\r\n\r\narch linux\r\n\r\n### Matplotlib Version\r\n\r\n3.6.0.dev1856+ga2ddfc0c0f\r\n\r\n### Matplotlib Backend\r\n\r\nagg\r\n\r\n### Python version\r\n\r\n310\r\n\r\n### Jupyter version\r\n\r\nENOSUCHLIB\r\n\r\n### Installation\r\n\r\ngit checkout","author":{"url":"https://github.com/anntzer","@type":"Person","name":"anntzer"},"datePublished":"2022-03-20T13:51:40.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":4},"url":"https://github.com/22674/matplotlib/issues/22674"}