Merge pull request #20726 from larsoner/dep-doc

story645 · web-flow · commit 63fad3be19c1 · 2021-07-23T15:39:24.000-04:00
DOC: Provide alternative to cbar.patch
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):
         """
