Matplotlib Qt5agg Backend Error: 'figure' Is An Unknown Keyword Argument

I am running python 3.5, via an up-to-date anaconda distribution, on windows 7. When I use Qt5Agg as the matplotlib backend (set via my matplotlibrc file), I get the error in the

Solution 1:

I had the same issue. I found the solution here

Specifically, the following now works:

import matplotlib
matplotlib.use('Qt4Agg')
from matplotlib import pyplot as plt


plt.figure(figsize=(12,8))
plt.title("Score")
plt.show()