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rcomer · QuLogic · timhoffm · web-flow · commit 7fd60fc67d54 · 2025-03-27T09:57:44.000Z
Co-authored-by: Elliott Sales de Andrade &lt;quantum.analyst@gmail.com&gt;
Co-authored-by: Tim Hoffmann &lt;2836374+timhoffm@users.noreply.github.com&gt;
diff --git a/doc/users/next_whats_new/color_cycle_from_sequence.rst b/doc/users/next_whats_new/color_cycle_from_sequence.rst
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ a style file to use any of the :doc:`/gallery/color/color_sequences`.  For examp
 
 .. code-block:: python
 
-   axes.prop_cycle : cycler('color', 'Accent')
+   axes.prop_cycle : cycler(color='Accent')
diff --git a/galleries/users_explain/artists/color_cycle.py b/galleries/users_explain/artists/color_cycle.py
@@ -78,16 +78,16 @@
 # Remember, a custom cycler can be set in your :file:`matplotlibrc`
 # file or a style file (:file:`style.mplstyle`) under ``axes.prop_cycle``, e.g.
 #
-# .. code-block:: python
+# .. code-block:: none
 #
-#    axes.prop-cycle : cycler('color', ['red', 'royalblue', 'gray'])
+#    axes.prop-cycle : cycler(color=['red', 'royalblue', 'gray'])
 #
 # For colors, a single string may be used either for one of the
 # :doc:`/gallery/color/color_sequences`
 #
 # .. code-block:: python
 #
-#    axes.prop_cycle : cycler('color', 'Accent')
+#    axes.prop_cycle : cycler(color='Accent')
 #
 # or if each color has a single character name:
 #
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/mpl-data/matplotlibrc b/lib/matplotlib/mpl-data/matplotlibrc
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@
 
 #axes.unicode_minus: True  # use Unicode for the minus symbol rather than hyphen.  See
                            # https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plus_and_minus_signs#Character_codes
-#axes.prop_cycle: cycler('color', 'tab10')
+#axes.prop_cycle: cycler(color='tab10')
                   # color cycle for plot lines as either a named color sequence or a list
                   # of string color specs: single letter, long name, or web-style hex
                   # As opposed to all other parameters in this file, the color
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/rcsetup.py b/lib/matplotlib/rcsetup.py
@@ -95,6 +95,10 @@ def __call__(self, s):
 
 
 def _single_string_color_list(s, scalar_validator):
+    """
+    Convert *s* to a list of colors interpreting it either a color sequence name,
+    or a string containing single-letter colors.
+    """
     try:
         colors = mpl.color_sequences[s]
     except KeyError as ke:

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@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ a style file to use any of the :doc:`/gallery/color/color_sequences`. For examp
`6`	`6`
`7`	`7`	`.. code-block:: python`
`8`	`8`
`9`		`- axes.prop_cycle : cycler('color', 'Accent')`
	`9`	`+ axes.prop_cycle : cycler(color='Accent')`
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`@@ -78,16 +78,16 @@`
`78`	`78`	# Remember, a custom cycler can be set in your :file:`matplotlibrc`
`79`	`79`	# file or a style file (:file:`style.mplstyle`) under ``axes.prop_cycle``, e.g.
`80`	`80`	`#`
`81`		`-# .. code-block:: python`
	`81`	`+# .. code-block:: none`
`82`	`82`	`#`
`83`		`-# axes.prop-cycle : cycler('color', ['red', 'royalblue', 'gray'])`
	`83`	`+# axes.prop-cycle : cycler(color=['red', 'royalblue', 'gray'])`
`84`	`84`	`#`
`85`	`85`	`# For colors, a single string may be used either for one of the`
`86`	`86`	# :doc:`/gallery/color/color_sequences`
`87`	`87`	`#`
`88`	`88`	`# .. code-block:: python`
`89`	`89`	`#`
`90`		`-# axes.prop_cycle : cycler('color', 'Accent')`
	`90`	`+# axes.prop_cycle : cycler(color='Accent')`
`91`	`91`	`#`
`92`	`92`	`# or if each color has a single character name:`
`93`	`93`	`#`