FIX

jklymak · jklymak · commit 9d686a5d13cb · 2020-06-18T22:43:58.000-07:00
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/rcsetup.py b/lib/matplotlib/rcsetup.py
@@ -1292,9 +1292,9 @@ def _convert_validator_spec(key, conv):
     "date.autoformatter.microsecond": validate_string,
 
     # 'auto', 'concise', 'auto-noninterval'
-    'date.converter': ['auto', _validate_date_converter],
+    'date.converter': _validate_date_converter,
     # for auto date locator, choose interval_multiples
-    'date.interval_multiples': [True, _validate_date_int_mult],
+    'date.interval_multiples': _validate_date_int_mult,
 
     # legend properties
     "legend.fancybox": validate_bool,
diff --git a/matplotlibrc.template b/matplotlibrc.template
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@
 ## See https://matplotlib.org/examples/ticks_and_spines/date_precision_and_epochs.py
 #date.epoch: 1970-01-01T00:00:00
 ## 'auto', 'concise':
-#date.converter:                 'auto'
+#date.converter:                  auto
 ## For auto converter whether to use interval_multiples:
 #date.interval_multiples:         True
 
