Tidied up branch a little.

matplotlib · pelson · Jan 31, 2012 · Jan 31, 2012 · Feb 6, 2012 · Feb 6, 2012
commit 53cbea654dbdd2023b69f38e5556e9c5686c80b0
diff --git a/doc/devel/add_new_projection.rst b/doc/devel/add_new_projection.rst
@@ -100,11 +100,6 @@ elements:
     "advanced" feature left to the reader, but there is an example of
     this for polar plots in :mod:`matplotlib.projections.polar`.
 
-  - Optionally define the class attribute ``NAME`` which can be 
-    registered with :func:`matplotlib.projections.register_projection` 
-    and used for simple projection instantiation such as 
-    ``plt.axes(projection=NAME)``, where ``NAME`` is a string. 
-
   - Any additional methods for additional convenience or features.
 
 Once the projection axes is defined, it can be used in one of two ways:

diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/projections/__init__.py b/lib/matplotlib/projections/__init__.py
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ def get_projection_class(projection=None):
         return projection_registry.get_projection_class(projection)
     except KeyError:
         raise ValueError("Unknown projection '%s'" % projection)
-
+
+
 
 def projection_factory(projection, figure, rect, **kwargs):
     """

diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/projections/polar.py b/lib/matplotlib/projections/polar.py
@@ -757,14 +757,3 @@ def drag_pan(self, button, key, x, y):
 #             return mpath.Path(result, codes)
 #         transform_path_non_affine = transform_path
 
-class Polar(object):
-    """
-    Represents the polar projection, a Polar instance can be used to initialise
-    a polar plot in the standard ways, for example::
-
-        plt.axes(projection=Polar())
-
-    """
-    def _as_mpl_axes(self):
-        # implement the matplotlib axes interface
-        return PolarAxes, {}