Update lib/matplotlib/scale.py

vagnermcj · timhoffm · web-flow · commit b9cd8a077cfc · 2025-05-27T19:18:06.000-03:00
Co-authored-by: Tim Hoffmann &lt;2836374+timhoffm@users.noreply.github.com&gt;
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/scale.py b/lib/matplotlib/scale.py
@@ -109,8 +109,11 @@ def _make_axis_parameter_optional(init_func):
     Decorator to allow leaving out the *axis* parameter in scale constructors.
 
     This decorator ensures backward compatibility for scale classes that
-    previously required an *axis* parameter. It allows constructors to work
-    seamlessly with or without the *axis* parameter.
+    previously required an *axis* parameter. It allows constructors to be
+    callerd with or without the *axis* parameter.
+    
+    For simplicity, this does not handle the case when *axis* is passed as a keyword. Howver,
+    scanning GitHub, there's no evidence that that is used anywhere.
 
     Parameters
     ----------
