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docs: clarify markevery float spacing #31664

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7 changes: 4 additions & 3 deletions lib/matplotlib/lines.py
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Expand Up @@ -592,9 +592,10 @@ def set_markevery(self, every):
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Setting *markevery* will still only draw markers at actual data points.
While the float argument form aims for uniform visual spacing, it has
to coerce from the ideal spacing to the nearest available data point.
Depending on the number and distribution of data points, the result
may still not look evenly spaced.
to coerce from the ideal spacing along the drawn line to the nearest
available data point. Depending on the number and distribution of data
points, and on how jagged the line is, the result may still not look
evenly spaced along the x- or y-axis.

When using a start offset to specify the first marker, the offset will
be from the first data point which may be different from the first
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