De-emphasize usage of Axes.plot_date() in the docs.

timhoffm · timhoffm · commit 705ed51b54ca · 2020-08-25T22:45:46.000+02:00
diff --git a/examples/ticks_and_spines/date_demo_convert.py b/examples/ticks_and_spines/date_demo_convert.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 y = np.arange(len(dates))
 
 fig, ax = plt.subplots()
-ax.plot_date(dates, y ** 2)
+ax.plot(dates, y**2, 'o')
 
 # this is superfluous, since the autoscaler should get it right, but
 # use date2num and num2date to convert between dates and floats if
diff --git a/examples/ticks_and_spines/date_demo_rrule.py b/examples/ticks_and_spines/date_demo_rrule.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
 
 fig, ax = plt.subplots()
-plt.plot_date(dates, s)
+plt.plot(dates, s, 'o')
 ax.xaxis.set_major_locator(loc)
 ax.xaxis.set_major_formatter(formatter)
 ax.xaxis.set_tick_params(rotation=30, labelsize=10)
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/dates.py b/lib/matplotlib/dates.py
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 All the Matplotlib date converters, tickers and formatters are timezone aware.
 If no explicit timezone is provided, :rc:`timezone` is assumed.  If you want to
 use a custom time zone, pass a `datetime.tzinfo` instance with the tz keyword
-argument to `num2date`, `~.Axes.plot_date`, and any custom date tickers or
+argument to `num2date`, `.Axis.axis_date`, and any custom date tickers or
 locators you create.
 
 A wide range of specific and general purpose date tick locators and
