Merge pull request #12079 from dabana/doc-imshow-svg-interp

anntzer · web-flow · commit 2c09ce774b59 · 2018-09-10T21:14:25.000+02:00
Clarifications to **im_show()** doc regarding *interpolation='none'*.
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/axes/_axes.py b/lib/matplotlib/axes/_axes.py
@@ -5345,8 +5345,10 @@ def imshow(self, X, cmap=None, norm=None, aspect=None,
             'lanczos'.
 
             If *interpolation* is 'none', then no interpolation is performed
-            on the Agg, ps and pdf backends. Other backends will fall back to
-            'nearest'.
+            on the Agg, ps, pdf and svg backends. Other backends will fall back
+            to 'nearest'. Note that most SVG renders perform interpolation at
+            rendering and that the default interpolation method they implement
+            may differ.
 
             See
             :doc:`/gallery/images_contours_and_fields/interpolation_methods`
