clarifications to **im_show()** doc regarding issues #12065 and #10112.

dabana · dabana · commit 3a20f23c8978 · 2018-09-10T12:35:23.000-04:00
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`
