Merge pull request #15494 from meeseeksmachine/auto-backport-of-pr-15486-on-v3.1.x

timhoffm · web-flow · commit f24a28f19de3 · 2019-10-23T21:51:32.000+02:00
Backport PR #15486 on branch v3.1.x (Fixes an error in the documentation of Ellipse)
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/patches.py b/lib/matplotlib/patches.py
@@ -1497,7 +1497,7 @@ def _recompute_transform(self):
 
     def get_path(self):
         """
-        Return the vertices of the rectangle
+        Return the path of the ellipse
         """
         return self._path
 
