Ported fix from matplotlib#910

Phil Elson · Phil Elson · commit 2b44037dfb6b · 2012-05-31T10:51:57.000+01:00
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/ticker.py b/lib/matplotlib/ticker.py
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ def _formatSciNotation(self, s):
         # transform 1e+004 into 1e4, for example
         if self._useLocale:
             decimal_point = locale.localeconv()['decimal_point']
-            positive = locale.localeconv()['positive_sign']
+            positive_sign = locale.localeconv()['positive_sign']
         else:
             decimal_point = '.'
             positive_sign = '+'
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ def _formatSciNotation(self, s):
             else:
                 s = ('%se%s%s' %(significand, sign, exponent)).rstrip('e')
                 return s
-        except IndexError, msg:
+        except IndexError:
             return s
 
 
@@ -809,7 +809,9 @@ def __call__(self):
     def raise_if_exceeds(self, locs):
         'raise a RuntimeError if Locator attempts to create more than MAXTICKS locs'
         if len(locs)>=self.MAXTICKS:
-           raise RuntimeError('Locator attempting to generate %d ticks from %s to %s: exceeds Locator.MAXTICKS'%(len(locs), locs[0], locs[-1]))
+            raise RuntimeError(('Locator attempting to generate %d ticks from '
+                                '%s to %s: exceeds Locator.MAXTICKS' % 
+                                (len(locs), locs[0], locs[-1])))
 
         return locs
 
