Merge pull request #14672 from bingyao/artist_tutorial_fixes

timhoffm · web-flow · commit 04d9d28b820a · 2019-07-02T08:30:41.000+02:00
Artist tutorial fixes
diff --git a/tutorials/intermediate/artists.py b/tutorials/intermediate/artists.py
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class in the matplotlib API, and the one you will be working with most
 graphics primitives (:class:`~matplotlib.lines.Line2D`,
 :class:`~matplotlib.text.Text`,
 :class:`~matplotlib.patches.Rectangle`,
-:class:`~matplotlib.image.Image`, respectively).  These helper methods
+:class:`~matplotlib.image.AxesImage`, respectively).  These helper methods
 will take your data (e.g., ``numpy`` arrays and strings) and create
 primitive ``Artist`` instances as needed (e.g., ``Line2D``), add them to
 the relevant containers, and draw them when requested.  Most of you
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ class in the matplotlib API, and the one you will be working with most
 #     In [263]: rect = matplotlib.patches.Rectangle( (1,1), width=5, height=12)
 #
 #     # by default the axes instance is None
-#     In [264]: print(rect.get_axes())
+#     In [264]: print(rect.axes)
 #     None
 #
 #     # and the transformation instance is set to the "identity transform"
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ class in the matplotlib API, and the one you will be working with most
 #
 #     # and notice that the ax.add_patch method has set the axes
 #     # instance
-#     In [267]: print(rect.get_axes())
+#     In [267]: print(rect.axes)
 #     Axes(0.125,0.1;0.775x0.8)
 #
 #     # and the transformation has been set too
@@ -555,25 +555,23 @@ class in the matplotlib API, and the one you will be working with most
 axis.get_ticklabels()
 
 ###############################################################################
-# note there are twice as many ticklines as labels because by
-#  default there are tick lines at the top and bottom but only tick
-#  labels below the xaxis; this can be customized
+# note there are twice as many ticklines as labels because by default there are
+# tick lines at the top and bottom but only tick labels below the xaxis;
+# however, this can be customized.
 
 axis.get_ticklines()
 
 ###############################################################################
-# by default you get the major ticks back
-
-axis.get_ticklines()
-
-###############################################################################
-# but you can also ask for the minor ticks
+# And with the above methods, you only get lists of major ticks back by default,
+# but you can also ask for the minor ticks:
 
+axis.get_ticklabels(minor=True)
 axis.get_ticklines(minor=True)
 
+###############################################################################
 # Here is a summary of some of the useful accessor methods of the ``Axis``
 # (these have corresponding setters where useful, such as
-# set_major_formatter)
+# :meth:`~matplotlib.axis.Axis.set_major_formatter`.)
 #
 # ======================  =========================================================
 # Accessor method         Description
