Merge pull request #21332 from navidcy/patch-1

timhoffm · web-flow · commit 4546afdfee4b · 2021-10-12T08:46:51.000+02:00
Fix default value for `shading` in`pyplot.pcolormesh` docstring
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/axes/_axes.py b/lib/matplotlib/axes/_axes.py
@@ -5642,9 +5642,8 @@ def pcolor(self, *args, shading=None, alpha=None, norm=None, cmap=None,
             expanded as needed into the appropriate 2D arrays, making a
             rectangular grid.
 
-        shading : {'flat', 'nearest', 'auto'}, optional
-            The fill style for the quadrilateral; defaults to 'flat' or
-            :rc:`pcolor.shading`. Possible values:
+        shading : {'flat', 'nearest', 'auto'}, default: :rc:`pcolor.shading`
+            The fill style for the quadrilateral. Possible values:
 
             - 'flat': A solid color is used for each quad. The color of the
               quad (i, j), (i+1, j), (i, j+1), (i+1, j+1) is given by
