matplotlibrc

[nfoti]

I have my matplotlibrc file tweaked to use nicer default colors for my plots. PyPlot does not seem to be reading matplotlibrc and instead uses the normal defaults. Is there a way to read matplotlibrc? If so then it could be used to select the backend as well (as long as MacOSX is supported for Mac).

[stevengj]

I can't use the MacOS X backend on the Mac, currently, since I haven't been able to figure out a way to implement the Mac event loop from Julia.

I wonder if overriding the backend choice is somehow enough to prevent it from using other defaults in your matplotlibrc?