Merge pull request #31013 from MysteriousCode786/fix-contour-docs-final

timhoffm · web-flow · commit 10ee372203f4 · 2026-01-29T12:11:10.000+01:00
docs: improve contour docstring and wrap long lines
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/contour.py b/lib/matplotlib/contour.py
@@ -1490,6 +1490,9 @@ def _initialize_x_y(self, z):
     to automatically choose no more than *n+1* "nice" contour levels
     between minimum and maximum numeric values of *Z*.
 
+    If not given, a reasonable default is chosen; for linear scales,
+    *n*=7 is the default.
+
     If array-like, draw contour lines at the specified levels.
     The values must be in increasing order.
 
