DOC: Provide alternative to cbar.patch

larsoner · larsoner · commit 22031ab9a906 · 2021-07-23T14:40:46.000-04:00
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/colorbar.py b/lib/matplotlib/colorbar.py
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ def __init__(self, ax, mappable=None, *, cmap=None,
             self.add_lines(mappable)
 
     # Also remove ._patch after deprecation elapses.
-    patch = _api.deprecate_privatize_attribute("3.5")
+    patch = _api.deprecate_privatize_attribute("3.5", alternative="ax")
 
     def update_normal(self, mappable):
         """
