epy_cartoplot.py problem during savefig on overseas domains

[AlexandreMary]

epy_cartoplot.py faces an issue during the call to savefig() on (some) overseas domains.
Issue reported by Eric B. and Sophie M. at least.
Note that it works from within a python script on in interactive python, apparently.

[AlexandreMary]

epy_cartoplot.py -f S090TEMPERATURE cpl.ifs-determ-prod.indienxl-08km00+0000\:00.fa

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/marimbordess/with_epygram/bin/epy_cartoplot.py", line 477, in <module>
    main(six.u(args.filename),
  File "/home/marimbordess/with_epygram/bin/epy_cartoplot.py", line 318, in main
    fig.savefig(outputfilename, **save_kwargs)
  File "/home/marimbordess/with_epygram/lib/python3.12/site-packages/matplotlib/figure.py", line 3395, in savefig
    self.canvas.print_figure(fname, **kwargs)
  File "/home/marimbordess/with_epygram/lib/python3.12/site-packages/matplotlib/backend_bases.py", line 2175, in print_figure
    self.figure.draw(renderer)
  File "/home/marimbordess/with_epygram/lib/python3.12/site-packages/matplotlib/artist.py", line 95, in draw_wrapper
    result = draw(artist, renderer, *args, **kwargs)
             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/home/marimbordess/with_epygram/lib/python3.12/site-packages/matplotlib/artist.py", line 72, in draw_wrapper
    return draw(artist, renderer)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/home/marimbordess/with_epygram/lib/python3.12/site-packages/matplotlib/figure.py", line 3162, in draw
    mimage._draw_list_compositing_images(
  File "/home/marimbordess/with_epygram/lib/python3.12/site-packages/matplotlib/image.py", line 132, in _draw_list_compositing_images
    a.draw(renderer)
  File "/home/marimbordess/with_epygram/lib/python3.12/site-packages/matplotlib/artist.py", line 72, in draw_wrapper
    return draw(artist, renderer)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/home/marimbordess/with_epygram/lib/python3.12/site-packages/cartopy/mpl/geoaxes.py", line 509, in draw
    self._draw_preprocess()
  File "/home/marimbordess/with_epygram/lib/python3.12/site-packages/cartopy/mpl/geoaxes.py", line 485, in _draw_preprocess
    self.patch._adjust_location()
  File "/home/marimbordess/with_epygram/lib/python3.12/site-packages/cartopy/mpl/geoaxes.py", line 238, in _adjust_location
    cpatch._ensure_path_closed(
  File "/home/marimbordess/with_epygram/lib/python3.12/site-packages/cartopy/mpl/patch.py", line 49, in _ensure_path_closed
    return Path(vertices, codes)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/home/marimbordess/with_epygram/lib/python3.12/site-packages/matplotlib/path.py", line 130, in __init__
    _api.check_shape((None, 2), vertices=vertices)
  File "/home/marimbordess/with_epygram/lib/python3.12/site-packages/matplotlib/_api/__init__.py", line 161, in check_shape
    raise ValueError(
ValueError: 'vertices' must be 2D with shape (N, 2), but your input has shape (0,)

[FlorianSuzat]

Hi, this workaround permit to avoid the problem:
downgrade cartopy to version 0.23.0
pip install cartopy==0.23.0 --force-reinstall
maybe the solution is to provide to cartopy devs a test cas that reproduce the problem to expect a solution in futures versions