Merge pull request #9212 from matplotlib/auto-backport-of-pr-9031

tacaswell · web-flow · commit f5893cecbaa1 · 2017-09-21T20:20:40.000-04:00
Backport PR #9031 on branch v2.1.x
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/widgets.py b/lib/matplotlib/widgets.py
@@ -2334,6 +2334,13 @@ def _set_active_handle(self, event):
 
     @property
     def geometry(self):
+        """
+        Returns numpy.ndarray of shape (2,5) containing
+        x (``RectangleSelector.geometry[1,:]``) and
+        y (``RectangleSelector.geometry[0,:]``)
+        coordinates of the four corners of the rectangle starting
+        and ending in the top left corner.
+        """
         if hasattr(self.to_draw, 'get_verts'):
             xfm = self.ax.transData.inverted()
             y, x = xfm.transform(self.to_draw.get_verts()).T
