From 3cd37c94bd92091d72c7437e1b250417ce297a6f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ricardo Wurmus <rekado@elephly.net>
Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2021 23:44:48 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] gnu: python2-matplotlib: Fix mpl_toolkits module.

* gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm (python2-matplotlib)[arguments]: Add phase
'create-init-file; restore 'sanity-check phase.
---
 gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm | 9 ++++++++-
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm b/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
index e8e6cb20a8..96a77d8b58 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
@@ -6379,8 +6379,15 @@ toolkits.")
                    (invoke "unzip"
                            (assoc-ref inputs "jquery-ui")
                            "-d" dir))))
+             ;; Without this file mpl_toolkits cannot be imported.
+             (add-after 'install 'create-init-file
+               (lambda* (#:key outputs #:allow-other-keys)
+                 (with-output-to-file
+                     (string-append
+                      (assoc-ref outputs "out")
+                      "/lib/python2.7/site-packages/mpl_toolkits/__init__.py")
+                   (lambda _ (display "")))))
              (delete 'fix-and-disable-failing-tests)
-             (delete 'sanity-check) ; This fails because mpl_toolkits is not an actual module
              (delete 'check))))) ; These tests weren't run the the past.
       ;; Make sure to use special packages for Python 2 instead
       ;; of those automatically rewritten by package-with-python2.