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richardsheridan · timhoffm · web-flow · commit 78a1e43b1016 · 2020-10-27T09:55:52.000-04:00
Co-authored-by: Tim Hoffmann &lt;2836374+timhoffm@users.noreply.github.com&gt;
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/backends/_backend_tk.py b/lib/matplotlib/backends/_backend_tk.py
@@ -52,10 +52,10 @@ def _restore_foreground_window_at_end():
 
 def _blit(argsid):
     """
-    Thin wrapper to blit via tkapp.call
+    Thin wrapper to blit called via tkapp.call.
 
     *argsid* is a unique string identifier to fetch the correct arguments from
-    the _blit_args dict, since args cannot be passed directly
+    the ``_blit_args`` dict, since arguments cannot be passed directly.
 
     photoimage blanking must occur in the same event and thread as blitting
     to avoid flickering.
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ def blit(photoimage, aggimage, offsets, bbox=None):
     args = photoimage, dataptr, offsets, bboxptr, blank
     # Need a unique key to avoid thread races.
     # Again, make the key a string to avoid string parsing in _blit.
-    argsid = repr(id(args))
+    argsid = str(id(args))
     _blit_args[argsid] = args
 
     try:
