Merge pull request #21438 from meeseeksmachine/auto-backport-of-pr-21427-on-v3.5.x

timhoffm · web-flow · commit 0f7f1b0cadb1 · 2021-10-23T16:58:12.000+02:00
Backport PR #21427 on branch v3.5.x (Update docstrings of get_{view,data}_interval.)
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/axis.py b/lib/matplotlib/axis.py
@@ -938,7 +938,7 @@ def set_clip_path(self, clippath, transform=None):
         self.stale = True
 
     def get_view_interval(self):
-        """Return the view limits ``(min, max)`` of this axis."""
+        """Return the ``(min, max)`` view limits of this axis."""
         raise NotImplementedError('Derived must override')
 
     def set_view_interval(self, vmin, vmax, ignore=False):
@@ -957,7 +957,7 @@ def set_view_interval(self, vmin, vmax, ignore=False):
         raise NotImplementedError('Derived must override')
 
     def get_data_interval(self):
-        """Return the Interval instance for this axis data limits."""
+        """Return the ``(min, max)`` data limits of this axis."""
         raise NotImplementedError('Derived must override')
 
     def set_data_interval(self, vmin, vmax, ignore=False):
