matplotlib
diff --git a/‎lib/matplotlib/widgets.py
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+4-2Lines changed: 4 additions & 2 deletions b/‎lib/matplotlib/widgets.py
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+4-2Lines changed: 4 additions & 2 deletions
@@ -425,8 +425,9 @@ def __init__(self, ax, label, valmin, valmax, valinit=0.5, valfmt=None,
         self.valinit = valinit
 
         defaults = {'facecolor': 'white', 'edgecolor': '.75', 'size': 10}
+        handle_style = {} if handle_style is None else handle_style
         marker_props = {
-            f'marker{k}': v for k, v in {**defaults, **handle_style}
+            f'marker{k}': v for k, v in {**defaults, **handle_style}.items()
         }
 
         if orientation == 'vertical':
@@ -689,8 +690,9 @@ def __init__(
         self.valinit = valinit
 
         defaults = {'facecolor': 'white', 'edgecolor': '.75', 'size': 10}
+        handle_style = {} if handle_style is None else handle_style
         marker_props = {
-            f'marker{k}': v for k, v in {**defaults, **handle_style}
+            f'marker{k}': v for k, v in {**defaults, **handle_style}.items()
         }
 
         if orientation == "vertical":