TST: Set check_figures_equal default to PNG only

Author: QuLogic

doc/api/next_api_changes/behavior/29827-ES.rst

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+``matplotlib.testing.check_figures_equal`` defaults to PNG only
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+In most cases, checking that figures are equal with `.check_figures_equal` does not
+depend on the file format. Consequently, the *extensions* parameter now defaults to
+``['png']`` instead of ``['png', 'pdf', 'svg']``, reducing default test requirements.

doc/devel/testing.rst

@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ vs plotting the circle using the parametric equation of a circle ::
    @check_figures_equal()
    def test_parametric_circle_plot(fig_test, fig_ref):
 
-       xo, yo= (.5, .5)
+       xo = yo = 0.5
        radius = 0.4
 
        ax_test = fig_test.subplots()
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ vs plotting the circle using the parametric equation of a circle ::
        ax_ref.add_artist(red_circle_ref)
 
        for ax in [ax_ref, ax_test]:
-           ax.set(xlim=(0,1), ylim=(0,1), aspect='equal')
+           ax.set(xlim=(0, 1), ylim=(0, 1), aspect='equal')
 
 Both comparison decorators have a tolerance argument ``tol`` that is used to specify the
 tolerance for difference in color value between the two images, where 255 is the maximal