'Create a new Polar Axes for a polar plot.'

def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):

    self._default_theta_offset = kwargs.pop(u'theta_offset', 0)
    self._default_theta_direction = kwargs.pop(u'theta_direction', 1)
    self._default_rlabel_position = kwargs.pop(u'rlabel_position', 22.5)
    Axes.__init__(self, *args, **kwargs)
    self.set_aspect(u'equal', adjustable=u'box', anchor=u'C')
    self.cla()
