DOC: add example

tacaswell · tacaswell · commit 1151391da4c5 · 2018-01-09T00:59:21.000-05:00
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/backend_bases.py b/lib/matplotlib/backend_bases.py
@@ -2408,13 +2408,19 @@ def new_timer(self, *args, **kwargs):
         ----------------
         interval : scalar
             Timer interval in milliseconds
+
         callbacks : List[Tuple[callable, Tuple, Dict]]
             Sequence of (func, args, kwargs) where ``func(*args, **kwargs)``
             will be executed by the timer every *interval*.
 
             callbacks which return ``False`` or ``0`` will be removed from the
             timer.
 
+        Examples
+        --------
+
+        >>> timer = fig.canvas.new_timer(callbacks=[(f1, (1, ), {'a': 3}),])
+
         """
         return TimerBase(*args, **kwargs)
 
