matplotlib
diff --git a/‎lib/matplotlib/collections.py
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@@ -1244,13 +1244,12 @@ def set_verts(self, verts, closed=True):
         # Fast path for arrays
         if isinstance(verts, np.ndarray) and len(verts.shape) == 3 and verts.size:
             verts_pad = np.concatenate((verts, verts[:, :1]), axis=1)
-            # Creating the codes once is much faster than having Path do it
-            # separately each time by passing closed=True.
-            example_path = mpath.Path(verts_pad[0], closed=True)
-            # Looking up the values once speeds up the iteration a bit
+            # It's faster to create the codes and internal flags once in a
+            # template path and reuse them.
+            template_path = mpath.Path(verts_pad[0], closed=True)
+            codes = template_path.codes
             _make_path = mpath.Path._fast_from_codes_and_verts
-            codes = example_path.codes
-            self._paths = [_make_path(xy, codes, internals_from=example_path)
+            self._paths = [_make_path(xy, codes, internals_from=template_path)
                            for xy in verts_pad]
             return