DEP: update minimal recommendation for matplotlib (3.3.4 -> 3.6.0) (a…

…stropy#16557)

* DEP: update minimal recommendation for matplotlib (3.3.4 -> 3.6.0)

.circleci/config.yml

@@ -86,15 +86,15 @@ workflows:
           matrix:
             parameters:
               jobname:
-                - "py310-test-image-mpl334-cov"
+                - "py310-test-image-mpl360-cov"
                 - "py310-test-image-mpldev-cov"
 
       - deploy-reference-images:
           name: baseline-<< matrix.jobname >>
           matrix:
             parameters:
               jobname:
-                - "py310-test-image-mpl334-cov"
+                - "py310-test-image-mpl360-cov"
                 - "py310-test-image-mpldev-cov"
           requires:
             - << matrix.jobname >>

astropy/tests/figures/py310-test-image-mpl334-cov.json → astropy/tests/figures/py310-test-image-mpl360-cov.json

@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@
   "astropy.visualization.wcsaxes.tests.test_images.TestBasic.test_axisbelow[True]": "5364e39cab14f28b08073b31cce3dae8501c0431b1a49985810b764902747c8e",
   "astropy.visualization.wcsaxes.tests.test_images.TestBasic.test_axisbelow[False]": "ee1e46856a19ba472ae9ea4588c614fbbd1b3a4a0787ef40e33f991a8f79d6c0",
   "astropy.visualization.wcsaxes.tests.test_images.TestBasic.test_axisbelow[line]": "516c3882bbaa31a0d241eec2c70aca45b27b44929662371718b10025735db772",
-  "astropy.visualization.wcsaxes.tests.test_images.TestBasic.test_contour_overlay": "b3d818b80fd24ccd52fb0633681bf3798a40b824c8182f4d19fa9370d87bce7c",
+  "astropy.visualization.wcsaxes.tests.test_images.TestBasic.test_contour_overlay": "44fd1a202f8baa894a289bac150b3b0eda9b069a06fc8f49ce14d77e743481e0",
   "astropy.visualization.wcsaxes.tests.test_images.TestBasic.test_contourf_overlay": "fa928ab57291e8a128009320323ffb8955cd75d28b2a589074defb7b0889b3eb",
   "astropy.visualization.wcsaxes.tests.test_images.TestBasic.test_overlay_features_image": "30d5562cb7a2484db0b898bc886253829de884fbf92bc0e6575f091438ec5f32",
-  "astropy.visualization.wcsaxes.tests.test_images.TestBasic.test_curvilinear_grid_patches_image": "46b00d038e5a8b4e10b31e8beeee3842fd3c7e355c172c13d6f5f5b23a953dad",
+  "astropy.visualization.wcsaxes.tests.test_images.TestBasic.test_curvilinear_grid_patches_image": "ad0a985a324a73b5bea839a231f7537075306c874c279c6a6ea2cfe16529d815",
   "astropy.visualization.wcsaxes.tests.test_images.TestBasic.test_cube_slice_image": "822d96a93eb4ab59b1a0095384bb315b025b481a18821b3c558e4a937c77f489",
   "astropy.visualization.wcsaxes.tests.test_images.TestBasic.test_cube_slice_image_lonlat": "224f7e2f7d106ab028584bdc51c73296e277a211b7f3ed36a0452eb4842afa5b",
   "astropy.visualization.wcsaxes.tests.test_images.TestBasic.test_plot_coord": "9352d254af8add2918f98fb8a8d6d220bb95ab8096a1c56584d6c80ff3d5de39",
@@ -24,13 +24,13 @@
   "astropy.visualization.wcsaxes.tests.test_images.TestBasic.test_ticks_labels": "f4944296c37a6e8ea9d30126709da3567a25908c1665e8cad10e894dd87cd54d",
   "astropy.visualization.wcsaxes.tests.test_images.TestBasic.test_no_ticks": "5836f6d36ce6ce89156b251055e5b00b6063a35bff4b7ca1b2da725da14a67ad",
   "astropy.visualization.wcsaxes.tests.test_images.TestBasic.test_rcparams": "1af0c66ba343df4f03efc18e707f5b0c2a54dbce7351e0f9024154937a30b371",
-  "astropy.visualization.wcsaxes.tests.test_images.TestBasic.test_tick_angles": "475f028bd48a51fe9dfc07fe3d58e63e629511fffeb3a4db27a26f6427b4256b",
-  "astropy.visualization.wcsaxes.tests.test_images.TestBasic.test_tick_angles_non_square_axes": "3a3a15f71e7303368bd7cebb70c6fd1f9d6710edf8af2ceb68642c64c74492a2",
+  "astropy.visualization.wcsaxes.tests.test_images.TestBasic.test_tick_angles": "11ef218080920301ada1ef9cea558599ca110ba49e3dc4e9dc547c013b87fcc7",
+  "astropy.visualization.wcsaxes.tests.test_images.TestBasic.test_tick_angles_non_square_axes": "2ffe1157db233bc80e0eda08a30b916cc56a8ff0a7f34c3a0a1b1037695fe1a5",
   "astropy.visualization.wcsaxes.tests.test_images.TestBasic.test_set_coord_type": "ee5e873fd467292f7e76f0890051f33762b399fa3936357797e7338f80e914eb",
   "astropy.visualization.wcsaxes.tests.test_images.TestBasic.test_ticks_regression": "d295b08d88c6f8cd0eb56f9aa9c1892b6e72e6819a0f5b6265f3a29acb0a1545",
   "astropy.visualization.wcsaxes.tests.test_images.TestBasic.test_axislabels_regression": "431b65a14f107dd47c3ea56240b92e246ba25be682f6487c8e8565b78f1fc0c8",
   "astropy.visualization.wcsaxes.tests.test_images.TestBasic.test_noncelestial_angular": "cafe2fe3ca40e358ad8e92040c698c1e7f2913968f226a12b635fc47c0acc063",
-  "astropy.visualization.wcsaxes.tests.test_images.TestBasic.test_patches_distortion": "2a9143579ea6208a64b6957c7f2c3ce355a39f829326c7a76189de7dab8b136c",
+  "astropy.visualization.wcsaxes.tests.test_images.TestBasic.test_patches_distortion": "704af668b56837628f11b3dedbba60c0d11fda2e896ddbba9dee0e8acb5b99d7",
   "astropy.visualization.wcsaxes.tests.test_images.TestBasic.test_quadrangle": "0223dba7d207f37c644c5c0860f6ef18b11b8013438030c89d88d700ea2ed437",
   "astropy.visualization.wcsaxes.tests.test_images.TestBasic.test_beam_shape_from_args": "5bb6436777ab08013e747807f7db670b068229d6fb2b6b250787e44eaac36dab",
   "astropy.visualization.wcsaxes.tests.test_images.TestBasic.test_beam_shape_from_header": "d7309b91db792bd42fdccd53ebe0738611c7cec56adb2972f0d684d83c8c75f6",
@@ -47,10 +47,10 @@
   "astropy.visualization.wcsaxes.tests.test_images.test_1d_plot_put_varying_axis_on_bottom_lon[slices0-hpln]": "60c967eef03cc2f038d7915f1b988dfa60852fa7b950b83c6d3f49054862d5d1",
   "astropy.visualization.wcsaxes.tests.test_images.test_1d_plot_put_varying_axis_on_bottom_lon[slices1-hplt]": "0a14e5153eb91e2a3a96501f02a21581effc7d6b7ae31e29a402a3abf30d5b12",
   "astropy.visualization.wcsaxes.tests.test_images.test_allsky_labels_wrap": "8908818b526d4a506505da890eff47121b23ee41656dc15dff3e19f7d03094af",
-  "astropy.visualization.wcsaxes.tests.test_images.test_tickable_gridlines": "bcd320946307e3099844d3718014b2093212060ec62fa1459058b4498824607a",
-  "astropy.visualization.wcsaxes.tests.test_transform_coord_meta.TestTransformCoordMeta.test_coords_overlay": "bdb49e3f26611fa4d9cc125dac08e51db216151ae11b59cbf0f1f0192484595d",
-  "astropy.visualization.wcsaxes.tests.test_transform_coord_meta.TestTransformCoordMeta.test_coords_overlay_auto_coord_meta": "d37e664d20da13c87d865444060ac1363312cf6a2502de4736dc07d9ab0a017f",
-  "astropy.visualization.wcsaxes.tests.test_transform_coord_meta.TestTransformCoordMeta.test_direct_init": "efffd4e7e96acac88c7f1aaeab8af8721c2b5dbde08a3c9b2153a1b20882e9da",
+  "astropy.visualization.wcsaxes.tests.test_images.test_tickable_gridlines": "9d91bcf571af6dcc1425b6dfd76fb92e3e0180fb9fd0c852f9eba3fb06e079fc",
+  "astropy.visualization.wcsaxes.tests.test_transform_coord_meta.TestTransformCoordMeta.test_coords_overlay": "0a87473ff8e5b5610f4adac1518c608afcd2178b25584fb42f77bcc594c4f47a",
+  "astropy.visualization.wcsaxes.tests.test_transform_coord_meta.TestTransformCoordMeta.test_coords_overlay_auto_coord_meta": "2f737bb70fb1a5452cb0efa79010376614dc559e9aff607f638f044ac6b04448",
+  "astropy.visualization.wcsaxes.tests.test_transform_coord_meta.TestTransformCoordMeta.test_direct_init": "1f24c5243bfdf0f30e88afc4f2f5d66db85954cea50a2910af94975ff8765b45",
   "astropy.visualization.wcsaxes.tests.test_wcsapi.test_wcsapi_5d_with_names": "d2dd2f7efef595a5819906c3f4f77f68d70d29efca5851d19528aecb0e3f8035",
   "astropy.visualization.wcsaxes.tests.test_wcsapi.test_wcsapi_2d_celestial_arcsec": "4b743d645a85d7516decbcf4a831c127af5a1800072597c2a1299d17fb186adb"
 }

docs/changes/16557.other.rst

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Update minimal recommendation for matplotlib from version 3.3.4 to 3.6.0

docs/development/testguide.rst

@@ -790,7 +790,7 @@ hashes and images.
 
 To run the Astropy tests with the image comparison, use e.g.::
 
-    tox -e py310-test-image-mpl334-cov
+    tox -e py310-test-image-mpl360-cov
 
 However, note that the output can be sensitive to the operating system and
 specific version of libraries such as freetype. In general, using tox will
@@ -855,7 +855,7 @@ generate it, you should run the tests the first time with::
 
 for example::
 
-    tox -e py310-test-image-mpl334-cov -- --mpl-generate-hash-library=astropy/tests/figures/py310-test-image-mpl334-cov.json
+    tox -e py310-test-image-mpl360-cov -- --mpl-generate-hash-library=astropy/tests/figures/py310-test-image-mpl360-cov.json
 
 Then add and commit the new JSON file and try running the tests again. The tests
 may fail in the continuous integration if e.g. the freetype version does not

pyproject.toml

@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ dependencies = [
 # Recommended run-time dependencies to enable a lot of functionality within Astropy.
 recommended = [
     "scipy>=1.8",
-    "matplotlib>=3.3,!=3.4.0,!=3.5.2",
+    "matplotlib>=3.6.0",
 ]
 # Optional IPython-related behavior is in many places in Astropy. IPython is a complex
 # dependency that occasionally requires pinning one of it's upstream dependencies. If
@@ -571,9 +571,9 @@ ignore = [
         type_incorrect_long = "The changelog file you added is not one of the allowed types. Please use one of the types described in the changelog [README](https://github.com/astropy/astropy/blob/main/docs/changes/README.rst)"
         number_incorrect_long = "The number in the changelog file you added does not match the number of this pull request. Please rename the file."
 
-    [tool.gilesbot.circleci_artifacts.py310-test-image-mpl334]
-        url = ".tmp/py310-test-image-mpl334/results/fig_comparison.html"
-        message = "Click details to see the figure test comparisons, for py310-test-image-mpl334."
+    [tool.gilesbot.circleci_artifacts.py310-test-image-mpl360]
+        url = ".tmp/py310-test-image-mpl360/results/fig_comparison.html"
+        message = "Click details to see the figure test comparisons, for py310-test-image-mpl360."
         report_on_fail = true
 
     [tool.gilesbot.circleci_artifacts.py310-test-image-mpldev]

tox.ini

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 [tox]
 envlist =
-    py{310,311,312,dev}-test{,-recdeps,-alldeps,-oldestdeps,-devdeps,-devinfra,-predeps,-numpy123,-numpy124,-numpy125,-mpl334}{,-cov}{,-clocale}{,-fitsio}{,-noscipy}
+    py{310,311,312,dev}-test{,-recdeps,-alldeps,-oldestdeps,-devdeps,-devinfra,-predeps,-numpy123,-numpy124,-numpy125,-mpl360}{,-cov}{,-clocale}{,-fitsio}{,-noscipy}
     # Only these two exact tox environments have corresponding figure hash files.
-    py310-test-image-mpl334-cov
+    py310-test-image-mpl360-cov
     py310-test-image-mpldev-cov
     build_docs
     linkcheck
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ description =
     numpy124: with numpy 1.24.*
     numpy125: with numpy 1.25.*
     image: with image tests
-    mpl334: with matplotlib 3.3.4
+    mpl360: with matplotlib 3.6.0
     mpldev: with the latest developer version of matplotlib
     double: twice in a row to check for global state changes
     noscipy: without scipy-dev
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ deps =
     numpy124: numpy==1.24.*
     numpy125: numpy==1.25.*
 
-    mpl334: matplotlib==3.3.4
+    mpl360: matplotlib==3.6.0
 
     image: latex
     image: scipy