matplotlib
diff --git a/‎lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_qt5.py
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+4-4Lines changed: 4 additions & 4 deletions b/‎lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_qt5.py
Copy file name to clipboardExpand all lines: lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_qt5.py
+4-4Lines changed: 4 additions & 4 deletions
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ def _create_qApp():
                 if display is None or not re.search(':\d', display):
                     raise RuntimeError('Invalid DISPLAY variable')
 
-            qApp = QtWidgets.QApplication([str(" ")])
+            qApp = QtWidgets.QApplication([six.text_type(" ")])
             qApp.lastWindowClosed.connect(qApp.quit)
         else:
             qApp = app
@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ def destroy(self, *args):
         self.window.close()
 
     def get_window_title(self):
-        return str(self.window.windowTitle())
+        return six.text_type(self.window.windowTitle())
 
     def set_window_title(self, title):
         self.window.setWindowTitle(title)
@@ -733,7 +733,7 @@ def save_figure(self, *args):
                 self.canvas.print_figure(six.text_type(fname))
             except Exception as e:
                 QtWidgets.QMessageBox.critical(
-                    self, "Error saving file", str(e),
+                    self, "Error saving file", six.text_type(e),
                     QtWidgets.QMessageBox.Ok, QtWidgets.QMessageBox.NoButton)
 
 
@@ -849,7 +849,7 @@ def exception_handler(type, value, tb):
     if hasattr(value, 'strerror') and value.strerror is not None:
         msg += value.strerror
     else:
-        msg += str(value)
+        msg += six.text_type(value)
 
     if len(msg):
         error_msg_qt(msg)