matplotlib · anntzer · Nov 20, 2017 · Nov 19, 2017 · Nov 19, 2017
diff --git a/doc/api/api_changes/2017-11-19_svg_size.rst b/doc/api/api_changes/2017-11-19_svg_size.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+Do not truncate svg sizes to nearest point
+------------------------------------------
+
+There is no reason to size the SVG out put in integer points, change
+to out putting floats for the *height*, *width*, and *viewBox* attributes
+of the *svg* element.
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_svg.py b/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_svg.py
@@ -285,12 +285,14 @@ def __init__(self, width, height, svgwriter, basename=None, image_dpi=72):
 
         RendererBase.__init__(self)
         self._glyph_map = dict()
-
+        str_height = short_float_fmt(height)
+        str_width = short_float_fmt(width)
         svgwriter.write(svgProlog)
         self._start_id = self.writer.start(
             'svg',
-            width='%ipt' % width, height='%ipt' % height,
-            viewBox='0 0 %i %i' % (width, height),
+            width='%spt' % str_width,
+            height='%spt' % str_height,
+            viewBox='0 0 %s %s' % (str_width, str_height),
             xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg",
             version="1.1",
             attrib={'xmlns:xlink': "http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"})

diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_artist/hatching.svg b/lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_artist/hatching.svg
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_axes/boxplot.svg b/lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_axes/boxplot.svg
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_axes/boxplot_rc_parameters.svg b/lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_axes/boxplot_rc_parameters.svg
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_axes/imshow.svg b/lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_axes/imshow.svg
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_axes/imshow_clip.svg b/lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_axes/imshow_clip.svg
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_axes/markevery_polar.svg b/lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_axes/markevery_polar.svg
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_axes/polar_axes.svg b/lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_axes/polar_axes.svg
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_axes/polar_coords.svg b/lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_axes/polar_coords.svg
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_axes/polar_negative_rmin.svg b/lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_axes/polar_negative_rmin.svg
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_axes/polar_rlabel_position.svg b/lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_axes/polar_rlabel_position.svg
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_axes/polar_rmin.svg b/lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_axes/polar_rmin.svg
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_axes/polar_rorigin.svg b/lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_axes/polar_rorigin.svg
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_axes/polar_theta_position.svg b/lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_axes/polar_theta_position.svg
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_axes/polar_units.svg b/lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_axes/polar_units.svg
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_axes/polar_units_2.svg b/lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_axes/polar_units_2.svg
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_axes/polar_wrap_180.svg b/lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_axes/polar_wrap_180.svg
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_axes/polar_wrap_360.svg b/lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_axes/polar_wrap_360.svg
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_bbox_tight/bbox_inches_tight.svg b/lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_bbox_tight/bbox_inches_tight.svg
diff --git a/...matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_bbox_tight/bbox_inches_tight_clipping.svg b/...matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_bbox_tight/bbox_inches_tight_clipping.svg
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_bbox_tight/bbox_inches_tight_raster.svg b/lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_bbox_tight/bbox_inches_tight_raster.svg
diff --git a/...tlib/tests/baseline_images/test_bbox_tight/bbox_inches_tight_suptile_legend.svg b/...tlib/tests/baseline_images/test_bbox_tight/bbox_inches_tight_suptile_legend.svg
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_image/bbox_image_inverted.svg b/lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_image/bbox_image_inverted.svg
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_image/image_clip.svg b/lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_image/image_clip.svg
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_image/image_cliprect.svg b/lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_image/image_cliprect.svg
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_image/image_composite_background.svg b/lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_image/image_composite_background.svg
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_image/image_interps.svg b/lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_image/image_interps.svg
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_image/imshow.svg b/lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_image/imshow.svg
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_image/imshow_masked_interpolation.svg b/lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_image/imshow_masked_interpolation.svg
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_legend/hatching.svg b/lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_legend/hatching.svg
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_lines/scaled_lines.svg b/lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_lines/scaled_lines.svg
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_patches/multi_color_hatch.svg b/lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_patches/multi_color_hatch.svg
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_path/nan_path.svg b/lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_path/nan_path.svg
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_path/path_clipping.svg b/lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_path/path_clipping.svg
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_patheffects/patheffect2.svg b/lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_patheffects/patheffect2.svg