Clean up units.py

dstansby · dstansby · commit 84641678835d · 2018-02-02T15:28:50.000Z
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/units.py b/lib/matplotlib/units.py
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 """
 The classes here provide support for using custom classes with
-matplotlib, e.g., those that do not expose the array interface but know
+Matplotlib, e.g., those that do not expose the array interface but know
 how to convert themselves to arrays.  It also supports classes with
 units and units conversion.  Use cases include converters for custom
 objects, e.g., a list of datetime objects, as well as for objects that
 are unit aware.  We don't assume any particular units implementation;
 rather a units implementation must provide the register with the Registry
-converter dictionary and a ConversionInterface.  For example,
+converter dictionary and a `ConversionInterface`.  For example,
 here is a complete implementation which supports plotting with native
 datetime objects::
 
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def default_units(x, axis):
             'return the default unit for x or None'
             return 'date'
 
-    # finally we register our object type with a converter
+    # Finally we register our object type with a converter
     units.registry[datetime.date] = DateConverter()
 
 """
@@ -51,17 +51,29 @@ def default_units(x, axis):
 
 
 class AxisInfo(object):
-    """information to support default axis labeling and tick labeling, and
-       default limits"""
+    """
+    Information to support default axis labeling, tick labeling, and
+    default limits.
+    """
     def __init__(self, majloc=None, minloc=None,
                  majfmt=None, minfmt=None, label=None,
                  default_limits=None):
         """
-        majloc and minloc: TickLocators for the major and minor ticks
-        majfmt and minfmt: TickFormatters for the major and minor ticks
-        label: the default axis label
-        default_limits: the default min, max of the axis if no data is present
-        If any of the above are None, the axis will simply use the default
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        majloc, minloc :
+            TickLocators for the major and minor ticks.
+        majfmt, minfmt :
+            TickFormatters for the major and minor ticks.
+        label :
+            The default axis label
+        default_limits :
+            The default min, max of the axis if no data is present
+
+        Notes
+        -----
+        If any of the above are ``None``, the axis will simply use the
+        default value.
         """
         self.majloc = majloc
         self.minloc = minloc
@@ -74,37 +86,37 @@ def __init__(self, majloc=None, minloc=None,
 class ConversionInterface(object):
     """
     The minimal interface for a converter to take custom instances (or
-    sequences) and convert them to values mpl can use
+    sequences) and convert them to values Matplotlib can use.
     """
     @staticmethod
     def axisinfo(unit, axis):
-        'return an units.AxisInfo instance for axis with the specified units'
+        '''
+        Return an `~units.AxisInfo` instance for axis with the specified units.
+        '''
         return None
 
     @staticmethod
     def default_units(x, axis):
-        'return the default unit for x or None for the given axis'
+        'Return the default unit for *x* or ``None`` for the given axis.'
         return None
 
     @staticmethod
     def convert(obj, unit, axis):
         """
-        convert obj using unit for the specified axis.  If obj is a sequence,
-        return the converted sequence.  The output must be a sequence of
-        scalars that can be used by the numpy array layer
+        Convert *obj* using *unit* for the specified *axis*.
+        If *obj* is a sequence, return the converted sequence.
+        The output must be a sequence of scalars that can be used by the numpy
+        array layer.
         """
         return obj
 
     @staticmethod
     def is_numlike(x):
         """
-        The matplotlib datalim, autoscaling, locators etc work with
+        The Matplotlib datalim, autoscaling, locators etc work with
         scalars which are the units converted to floats given the
         current unit.  The converter may be passed these floats, or
-        arrays of them, even when units are set.  Derived conversion
-        interfaces may opt to pass plain-ol unitless numbers through
-        the conversion interface and this is a helper function for
-        them.
+        arrays of them, even when units are set.
         """
         if iterable(x):
             for thisx in x:
@@ -115,14 +127,14 @@ def is_numlike(x):
 
 class Registry(dict):
     """
-    register types with conversion interface
+    Register types with conversion interface.
     """
     def __init__(self):
         dict.__init__(self)
         self._cached = {}
 
     def get_converter(self, x):
-        'get the converter interface instance for x, or None'
+        'Get the converter interface instance for *x*, or ``None``.'
 
         if not len(self):
             return None  # nothing registered
@@ -153,7 +165,7 @@ def get_converter(self, x):
                 # not ever return a non-subclass for a single element.
                 next_item = xravel[0]
                 if (not isinstance(next_item, np.ndarray) or
-                    next_item.shape != x.shape):
+                        next_item.shape != x.shape):
                     converter = self.get_converter(next_item)
                 return converter
 
