Merge pull request #10152 from jklymak/doc-update-datetime64-howto

anntzer · web-flow · commit c229bd57b0c1 · 2018-01-03T14:45:08.000-08:00
DOC: update the datetime64 HowTo
diff --git a/doc/faq/howto_faq.rst b/doc/faq/howto_faq.rst
@@ -19,10 +19,11 @@ Plotting: howto
 Plot `numpy.datetime64` values
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-For Matplotlib to plot dates (or any scalar with units) a converter
-to float needs to be registered with the `matplolib.units` module.  The
-current best converters for `datetime64` values are in `pandas`. To enable the
-converter, import it from pandas::
+As of Matplotlib 2.2, `numpy.datetime64` objects are handled the same way
+as `datetime.datetime` objects.
+
+If you prefer the pandas converters and locators, you can register their
+converter with the `matplolib.units` module::
 
   from pandas.tseries import converter as pdtc
   pdtc.register()
