matplotlib
diff --git a/‎lib/matplotlib/backend_bases.py
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@@ -2321,12 +2321,10 @@ def start_event_loop(self, timeout=0):
         if timeout <= 0:
             timeout = np.inf
         timestep = 0.01
-        counter = 0
-        self._looping = True
-        while self._looping and counter * timestep < timeout:
+        t_end = time.time() + timeout
+        while time.time() < t_end:
             self.flush_events()
             time.sleep(timestep)
-            counter += 1
 
     def stop_event_loop(self):
         """