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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"pyside2 as qt5 backend","articleBody":"### Bug report\r\n\r\n**Bug summary**\r\nusing Pyside2 as a qt5 backend is failing\r\n\r\n**Code for reproduction**\r\n```python\r\nimport matplotlib; matplotlib.use('Qt5Agg'); matplotlib.rcParams['backend.qt5']='PySide2'\r\nimport matplotlib.pyplot as plt\r\nfig, ax = plt.subplots()\r\n```\r\n\r\n**Actual outcome**\r\n```python\r\n    fig, ax = plt.subplots()\r\n  File \"\u003c...\u003e/lib/python3.6/site-packages/matplotlib/pyplot.py\", line 1189, in subplots\r\n    fig = figure(**fig_kw)\r\n  File \"\u003c...\u003e/lib/python3.6/site-packages/matplotlib/pyplot.py\", line 544, in figure\r\n    **kwargs)\r\n  File \"\u003c...\u003e/lib/python3.6/site-packages/matplotlib/backends/backend_qt5agg.py\", line 44, in new_figure_manager\r\n    return new_figure_manager_given_figure(num, thisFig)\r\n  File \"\u003c...\u003e/lib/python3.6/site-packages/matplotlib/backends/backend_qt5agg.py\", line 51, in new_figure_manager_given_figure\r\n    canvas = FigureCanvasQTAgg(figure)\r\n  File \"\u003c...\u003e/lib/python3.6/site-packages/matplotlib/backends/backend_qt5agg.py\", line 246, in __init__\r\n    super(FigureCanvasQTAgg, self).__init__(figure=figure)\r\n  File \"\u003c...\u003e/lib/python3.6/site-packages/matplotlib/backends/backend_qt5agg.py\", line 68, in __init__\r\n    super(FigureCanvasQTAggBase, self).__init__(figure=figure)\r\n  File \"\u003c...\u003e/lib/python3.6/site-packages/matplotlib/backends/backend_qt5.py\", line 246, in __init__\r\n    super(FigureCanvasQT, self).__init__(figure=figure)\r\nAttributeError: 'figure()' is not a Qt property or a signal\r\n```\r\n\r\n**Matplotlib version**\r\n\u003c!--Please specify your platform and versions of the relevant libraries you are using:--\u003e\r\n  * Operating System: Ubuntu 17.04\r\n  * Matplotlib Version: f1072075db6615954cac2ff0fa44c4d6c7764a23 (latest commit on master)\r\n  * Python Version: 3.6.1\r\n  * Other Libraries: Qt 5.8.0 + Pyside2\r\n\r\nwhat can I do ?\r\n","author":{"url":"https://github.com/t-bltg","@type":"Person","name":"t-bltg"},"datePublished":"2017-05-14T20:14:01.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":4},"url":"https://github.com/8618/matplotlib/issues/8618"}