Merge pull request #25217 from meeseeksmachine/auto-backport-of-pr-25213-on-v3.7.x

rcomer · web-flow · commit a660f2d2bd7d · 2023-02-15T08:08:41.000Z
Backport PR #25213 on branch v3.7.x (DOC: correct default value of pcolormesh shading)
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/axes/_axes.py b/lib/matplotlib/axes/_axes.py
@@ -6113,7 +6113,7 @@ def pcolormesh(self, *args, alpha=None, norm=None, cmap=None, vmin=None,
 
         shading : {'flat', 'nearest', 'gouraud', 'auto'}, optional
             The fill style for the quadrilateral; defaults to
-            'flat' or :rc:`pcolor.shading`. Possible values:
+            :rc:`pcolor.shading`. Possible values:
 
             - 'flat': A solid color is used for each quad. The color of the
               quad (i, j), (i+1, j), (i, j+1), (i+1, j+1) is given by
