Remove string intperpolation in docstrings (+ minor typo fix)

afvincent · afvincent · commit 6713a7672746 · 2017-03-12T16:33:49.000+01:00
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/axes/_axes.py b/lib/matplotlib/axes/_axes.py
@@ -1139,16 +1139,17 @@ def eventplot(self, positions, orientation='horizontal', lineoffsets=1,
             where *onoffseq* is an even length tuple of on and off ink
             in points.
 
+        kwargs : optional
+            Other keyword arguments are line collection properties.  See
+            :class:`~matplotlib.collections.LineCollection` for a list of
+            the valid properties.
+
         For *linelengths*, *linewidths*, *colors*, and *linestyles*, if only
         a single value is given, that value is applied to all lines.  If an
         array-like is given, it must have the same length as positions, and
         each value will be applied to the corresponding row or column in
         positions.
 
-        kwargs are :class:`~matplotlib.collections.LineCollection` properties:
-
-        %(LineCollection)s
-
         Returns
         -------
 
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/collections.py b/lib/matplotlib/collections.py
@@ -1244,7 +1244,7 @@ class EventCollection(LineCollection):
     A collection of discrete events.
 
     The events are a 1-dimensional array, usually the position of something
-    along an axis, such as time or length.  The do not have an amplitude and
+    along an axis, such as time or length.  They do not have an amplitude and
     are displayed as vertical or horizontal parallel bars.
     '''
 
@@ -1297,10 +1297,10 @@ def __init__(self,
         antialiased : [None (default) | 1 | 2], optional.
             If it is None, defaults to its rcParams setting, in sequence form.
 
-        Additional kwargs of :class:`~matplotlib.collections.LineCollection`
-        can also be used:
-
-        %(LineCollection)s
+        kwargs : optional
+            Other keyword arguments are line collection properties.  See
+            :class:`~matplotlib.collections.LineCollection` for a list of
+            the valid properties.
 
         Example
         -------
