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diff --git a/‎lib/matplotlib/figure.py
Lines changed: 2 additions & 4 deletions b/‎lib/matplotlib/figure.py
Lines changed: 2 additions & 4 deletions
diff --git a/‎lib/matplotlib/tests/test_backend_bases.py
Lines changed: 12 additions & 6 deletions b/‎lib/matplotlib/tests/test_backend_bases.py
Lines changed: 12 additions & 6 deletions
@@ -2443,10 +2443,6 @@ def __init__(self,
         # pickling.
         self._canvas_callbacks = cbook.CallbackRegistry(
             signals=FigureCanvasBase.events)
-        self._button_pick_id = self._canvas_callbacks._connect_picklable(
-            'button_press_event', self.pick)
-        self._scroll_pick_id = self._canvas_callbacks._connect_picklable(
-            'scroll_event', self.pick)
         connect = self._canvas_callbacks._connect_picklable
         self._mouse_key_ids = [
             connect('key_press_event', backend_bases._key_handler),
@@ -2457,6 +2453,8 @@ def __init__(self,
             connect('scroll_event', backend_bases._mouse_handler),
             connect('motion_notify_event', backend_bases._mouse_handler),
         ]
+        self._button_pick_id = connect('button_press_event', self.pick)
+        self._scroll_pick_id = connect('scroll_event', self.pick)
 
         if figsize is None:
             figsize = mpl.rcParams['figure.figsize']
 
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 from matplotlib import path, transforms
 from matplotlib.backend_bases import (
-    FigureCanvasBase, LocationEvent, MouseButton, MouseEvent,
+    FigureCanvasBase, KeyEvent, LocationEvent, MouseButton, MouseEvent,
     NavigationToolbar2, RendererBase)
 from matplotlib.backend_tools import RubberbandBase
 from matplotlib.figure import Figure
@@ -124,12 +124,18 @@ def test_pick():
     fig = plt.figure()
     fig.text(.5, .5, "hello", ha="center", va="center", picker=True)
     fig.canvas.draw()
+
     picks = []
-    fig.canvas.mpl_connect("pick_event", lambda event: picks.append(event))
-    start_event = MouseEvent(
-        "button_press_event", fig.canvas, *fig.transFigure.transform((.5, .5)),
-        MouseButton.LEFT)
-    fig.canvas.callbacks.process(start_event.name, start_event)
+    def handle_pick(event):
+        assert event.mouseevent.key == "a"
+        picks.append(event)
+    fig.canvas.mpl_connect("pick_event", handle_pick)
+
+    KeyEvent("key_press_event", fig.canvas, "a")._process()
+    MouseEvent("button_press_event", fig.canvas,
+               *fig.transFigure.transform((.5, .5)),
+               MouseButton.LEFT)._process()
+    KeyEvent("key_release_event", fig.canvas, "a")._process()
     assert len(picks) == 1