Clarify dollar_ticks example and FormatStrFormatter docs. #27601
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lib/matplotlib/ticker.py
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| It is typically unnecessary to explicitly construct `.StrMethodFormatter` | ||
| objects, as `~.Axis.set_major_formatter` also directly accepts the format |
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| objects, as `~.Axis.set_major_formatter` also directly accepts the format | |
| objects, as `~.Axis.set_major_formatter` directly accepts the format |
lib/matplotlib/ticker.py
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| Negative numeric values will use a dash, not a Unicode minus; use mathtext | ||
| to get a Unicode minus by wrapping the format specifier with $ (e.g. | ||
| "${x}$"). |
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| Negative numeric values will use a dash, not a Unicode minus; use mathtext | |
| to get a Unicode minus by wrapping the format specifier with $ (e.g. | |
| "${x}$"). | |
| Negative numeric values (e.g. -1) will use a dash, not a Unicode minus; use mathtext | |
| to get a Unicode minus by wrapping the format specifier with $ (e.g. | |
| "${x}$"). |
The negative numeric values alliteration threw me for the half sec & I think this is a minor enough add save the sleep deprived.
Also how does this interact w/ the Unicode minus RcParams?
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Edited.
FormatStrFormatter doesn't interact with the unicode_minus rcParam, although it probably could...
dollar_ticks only uses FormatStrFormatter implicitly.
| Negative numeric values (e.g., -1) will use a dash, not a Unicode minus; | ||
| use mathtext to get a Unicode minus by wrapping the format specifier with $ | ||
| (e.g. "${x}$"). |
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why does this need to be here twice?
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Because it applies both to FormatStrFormatter and to StrMethodFormatter. (Actually this may change with #27602...)
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I hate github code folding sometimes. :/
| Negative numeric values (e.g., -1) will use a dash, not a Unicode minus; | ||
| use mathtext to get a Unicode minus by wrapping the format specifier with $ | ||
| (e.g. "${x}$"). |
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I hate github code folding sometimes. :/
dollar_ticks only uses FormatStrFormatter implicitly.
Closes #25967.
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