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+The SVG backend can now render hatches with transparency
+--------------------------------------------------------
+
+The SVG backend now respects the hatch stroke alpha. Useful applications are,
+among others, semi-transparent hatches as a subtle way to differentiate columns
+in bar plots.
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ def _write_hatches(self):
                     'stroke-linecap': 'butt',
                     'stroke-linejoin': 'miter'
                     }
-            if stroke[3] < 1.:
+            if stroke[3] < 1:
                 hatch_style['stroke-opacity'] = str(stroke[3])
             writer.element(
                 'path',