Merge pull request matplotlib#4752 from tacaswell/fix_rect_uint

FIX: cast input to Rectangle to float

Author: WeatherGod

lib/matplotlib/patches.py

@@ -636,11 +636,11 @@ def __init__(self, xy, width, height, angle=0.0, **kwargs):
 
         Patch.__init__(self, **kwargs)
 
-        self._x = xy[0]
-        self._y = xy[1]
-        self._width = width
-        self._height = height
-        self._angle = angle
+        self._x = float(xy[0])
+        self._y = float(xy[1])
+        self._width = float(width)
+        self._height = float(height)
+        self._angle = float(angle)
         # Note: This cannot be calculated until this is added to an Axes
         self._rect_transform = transforms.IdentityTransform()