Responses to PR#6253

madphysicist · madphysicist · commit c07d69446a01 · 2016-03-31T02:17:13.000-04:00
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/ticker.py b/lib/matplotlib/ticker.py
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ def format_data_short(self, value):
         """
         Return a short string version of the tick value.
 
-        Defaults to the position-indepedent long value.
+        Defaults to the position-independent long value.
         """
         return self.format_data(value)
 
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ class FormatStrFormatter(Formatter):
     Use an old-style ('%' operator) format string to format the tick.
 
     The format string should have a single variable format (%) in it.
-    It will be applied to the value (not the postition) of the tick.
+    It will be applied to the value (not the position) of the tick.
     """
     def __init__(self, fmt):
         self.fmt = fmt
@@ -487,19 +487,16 @@ def pprint_val(self, x, d):
 class ScalarFormatter(Formatter):
     """
     Format tick values as a number.
+
+    Tick value is interpreted as a plain old number. If
+    ``useOffset==True`` and the data range is much smaller than the data
+    average, then an offset will be determined such that the tick labels
+    are meaningful. Scientific notation is used for ``data < 10^-n`` or
+    ``data >= 10^m``, where ``n`` and ``m`` are the power limits set
+    using ``set_powerlimits((n,m))``. The defaults for these are
+    controlled by the ``axes.formatter.limits`` rc parameter.
     """
     def __init__(self, useOffset=None, useMathText=None, useLocale=None):
-        """
-        Tick value is interpreted as a plain old number. If
-        ``useOffset==True`` and the data range is much smaller than the
-        data average, then an offset will be determined such that the
-        tick labels are meaningful. Scientific notation is used for
-        ``data < 10^-n`` or ``data >= 10^m``, where ``n`` and ``m`` are
-        the power limits set using ``set_powerlimits((n,m))``. The
-        defaults for these are controlled by the
-        ``axes.formatter.limits`` rc parameter.
-        """
-
         # useOffset allows plotting small data ranges with large offsets: for
         # example: [1+1e-9,1+2e-9,1+3e-9] useMathText will render the offset
         # and scientific notation in mathtext
@@ -553,7 +550,9 @@ def fix_minus(self, s):
             return s.replace('-', '\u2212')
 
     def __call__(self, x, pos=None):
-        'Return the format for tick val *x* at position *pos*'
+        """
+        Return the format for tick value `x` at position `pos`.
+        """
         if len(self.locs) == 0:
             return ''
         else:
@@ -572,7 +571,7 @@ def set_powerlimits(self, lims):
         """
         Sets size thresholds for scientific notation.
 
-        Limits is a two-element sequence containing the powers of 10
+        ``lims`` is a two-element sequence containing the powers of 10
         that determine the switchover threshold. Numbers below
         ``10**lims[0]`` and above ``10**lims[1]`` will be displayed in
         scientific notation.
