Merge pull request #9547 from matplotlib/auto-backport-of-pr-9540

dstansby · web-flow · commit 598651900093 · 2017-10-24T09:03:18.000+01:00
Backport PR #9540 on branch v2.1.x
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/axes/_base.py b/lib/matplotlib/axes/_base.py
@@ -3073,7 +3073,7 @@ def set_xticklabels(self, labels, fontdict=None, minor=False, **kwargs):
 
         minor : bool, optional
             If True select the minor ticklabels,
-            else select the minor ticklabels
+            else select the major ticklabels
 
         Returns
         -------
@@ -3393,7 +3393,7 @@ def set_yticklabels(self, labels, fontdict=None, minor=False, **kwargs):
 
         minor : bool, optional
             If True select the minor ticklabels,
-            else select the minor ticklabels
+            else select the major ticklabels
 
         Returns
         -------
