Minor doc markup fixes.

anntzer · anntzer · commit 5df3742b429a · 2017-10-06T14:41:03.000-07:00
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/axes/_base.py b/lib/matplotlib/axes/_base.py
@@ -3062,28 +3062,27 @@ def set_xticklabels(self, labels, fontdict=None, minor=False, **kwargs):
         Parameters
         ----------
         labels : list of str
-            list of string labels
+            List of string labels.
 
         fontdict : dict, optional
-            A dictionary controlling the appearance of the ticklabels,
-            the default `fontdict` is:
+            A dictionary controlling the appearance of the ticklabels.
+            The default `fontdict` is::
 
                {'fontsize': rcParams['axes.titlesize'],
-                'fontweight' : rcParams['axes.titleweight'],
+                'fontweight': rcParams['axes.titleweight'],
                 'verticalalignment': 'baseline',
                 'horizontalalignment': loc}
 
         minor : bool, optional
-            If True select the minor ticklabels,
-            else select the minor ticklabels
+            Whether to set the minor ticklabels rather than the major ones.
 
         Returns
         -------
-        A list of `~matplotlib.text.Text` instances
+        A list of `~.Text` instances.
 
         Other Parameters
         -----------------
-        **kwargs : `~matplotlib.text.Text` properties.
+        **kwargs : `~.Text` properties.
         """
         if fontdict is not None:
             kwargs.update(fontdict)
@@ -3385,25 +3384,24 @@ def set_yticklabels(self, labels, fontdict=None, minor=False, **kwargs):
             list of string labels
 
         fontdict : dict, optional
-            A dictionary controlling the appearance of the ticklabels,
-            the default `fontdict` is::
+            A dictionary controlling the appearance of the ticklabels.
+            The default `fontdict` is::
 
                {'fontsize': rcParams['axes.titlesize'],
-                'fontweight' : rcParams['axes.titleweight'],
+                'fontweight': rcParams['axes.titleweight'],
                 'verticalalignment': 'baseline',
                 'horizontalalignment': loc}
 
         minor : bool, optional
-            If True select the minor ticklabels,
-            else select the minor ticklabels
+            Whether to set the minor ticklabels rather than the major ones.
 
         Returns
         -------
-        A list of `~matplotlib.text.Text` instances.
+        A list of `~.Text` instances.
 
         Other Parameters
         ----------------
-        **kwargs : `~matplotlib.text.Text` properties.
+        **kwargs : `~.Text` properties.
         """
         if fontdict is not None:
             kwargs.update(fontdict)
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/figure.py b/lib/matplotlib/figure.py
@@ -987,7 +987,7 @@ def add_subplot(self, *args, **kwargs):
             grid with J rows and K columns.
 
         projection : ['aitoff' | 'hammer' | 'lambert' | \
-'mollweide', 'polar' | 'rectilinear'], optional
+'mollweide' | 'polar' | 'rectilinear'], optional
             The projection type of the axes.
 
         polar : boolean, optional
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/ticker.py b/lib/matplotlib/ticker.py
@@ -93,10 +93,10 @@
 custom locator and pass it to the x or y axis instance. The relevant
 methods are::
 
-  ax.xaxis.set_major_locator( xmajorLocator )
-  ax.xaxis.set_minor_locator( xminorLocator )
-  ax.yaxis.set_major_locator( ymajorLocator )
-  ax.yaxis.set_minor_locator( yminorLocator )
+  ax.xaxis.set_major_locator(xmajor_locator)
+  ax.xaxis.set_minor_locator(xminor_locator)
+  ax.yaxis.set_major_locator(ymajor_locator)
+  ax.yaxis.set_minor_locator(yminor_locator)
 
 The default minor locator is the NullLocator, e.g., no minor ticks on by
 default.
@@ -158,10 +158,10 @@
 To control the major and minor tick label formats, use one of the
 following methods::
 
-  ax.xaxis.set_major_formatter( xmajorFormatter )
-  ax.xaxis.set_minor_formatter( xminorFormatter )
-  ax.yaxis.set_major_formatter( ymajorFormatter )
-  ax.yaxis.set_minor_formatter( yminorFormatter )
+  ax.xaxis.set_major_formatter(xmajor_formatter)
+  ax.xaxis.set_minor_formatter(xminor_formatter)
+  ax.yaxis.set_major_formatter(ymajor_formatter)
+  ax.yaxis.set_minor_formatter(yminor_formatter)
 
 See :ref:`sphx_glr_gallery_ticks_and_spines_major_minor_demo.py` for an
 example of setting major and minor ticks. See the :mod:`matplotlib.dates`
