Merge pull request matplotlib#23020 from oscargus/legendtest

Add test to close legend issue

Author: QuLogic

lib/matplotlib/tests/test_legend.py

@@ -910,3 +910,20 @@ def test_setting_alpha_keeps_polycollection_color():
     patch.set_alpha(0.5)
     assert patch.get_facecolor()[:3] == tuple(pc.get_facecolor()[0][:3])
     assert patch.get_edgecolor()[:3] == tuple(pc.get_edgecolor()[0][:3])
+
+
+def test_legend_markers_from_line2d():
+    # Test that markers can be copied for legend lines (#17960)
+    _markers = ['.', '*', 'v']
+    fig, ax = plt.subplots()
+    lines = [mlines.Line2D([0], [0], ls='None', marker=mark)
+             for mark in _markers]
+    labels = ["foo", "bar", "xyzzy"]
+    markers = [line.get_marker() for line in lines]
+    legend = ax.legend(lines, labels)
+
+    new_markers = [line.get_marker() for line in legend.get_lines()]
+    new_labels = [text.get_text() for text in legend.get_texts()]
+
+    assert markers == new_markers == _markers
+    assert labels == new_labels