Merge pull request #29402 from rcomer/ticklabels-warning

scottshambaugh · web-flow · commit 147ddab09b8e · 2025-01-05T17:14:47.000-07:00
Expand set_ticklabels warning
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/axis.py b/lib/matplotlib/axis.py
@@ -2107,7 +2107,8 @@ def set_ticklabels(self, labels, *, minor=False, fontdict=None, **kwargs):
         else:
             _api.warn_external(
                  "set_ticklabels() should only be used with a fixed number of "
-                 "ticks, i.e. after set_ticks() or using a FixedLocator.")
+                 "ticks, i.e. after set_ticks() or using a FixedLocator. "
+                 "Otherwise, ticks may be mislabeled.")
             formatter = mticker.FixedFormatter(labels)
 
         with warnings.catch_warnings():
