From d2ec53b4ef9635056d943576239466e41b90c246 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tim Hoffmann <2836374+timhoffm@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2018 02:57:38 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Minor docstring fixes

---
 lib/matplotlib/axes/_axes.py |  2 +-
 lib/matplotlib/pyplot.py     | 10 ++++++++--
 lib/matplotlib/stackplot.py  |  2 +-
 lib/matplotlib/streamplot.py |  2 +-
 4 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/axes/_axes.py b/lib/matplotlib/axes/_axes.py
index a0cb6613ce33..5227ce62812a 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/axes/_axes.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/axes/_axes.py
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ def get_legend_handles_labels(self, legend_handler_map=None):
     @docstring.dedent_interpd
     def legend(self, *args, **kwargs):
         """
-        Places a legend on the axes.
+        Place a legend on the axes.
 
         Call signatures::
 
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/pyplot.py b/lib/matplotlib/pyplot.py
index 5f64a7ede616..3096473ca63a 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/pyplot.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/pyplot.py
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ def setp(obj, *args, **kwargs):
 
 def xkcd(scale=1, length=100, randomness=2):
     """
-    Turns on `xkcd <https://xkcd.com/>`_ sketch-style drawing mode.
+    Turn on `xkcd <https://xkcd.com/>`_ sketch-style drawing mode.
     This will only have effect on things drawn after this function is
     called.
 
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ def figure(num=None,  # autoincrement if None, else integer from 1-N
            **kwargs
            ):
     """
-    Creates a new figure.
+    Create a new figure.
 
     Parameters
     ----------
@@ -575,6 +575,7 @@ def gcf():
 
 
 def fignum_exists(num):
+    """Return whether the figure with the given id exists."""
     return _pylab_helpers.Gcf.has_fignum(num) or num in get_figlabels()
 
 
@@ -591,6 +592,11 @@ def get_figlabels():
 
 
 def get_current_fig_manager():
+    """
+    Return the figure manager of the active figure.
+
+    If there is currently no active figure, a new one is created.
+    """
     figManager = _pylab_helpers.Gcf.get_active()
     if figManager is None:
         gcf()  # creates an active figure as a side effect
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/stackplot.py b/lib/matplotlib/stackplot.py
index 2848d4a5cfa1..d18d3d76531b 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/stackplot.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/stackplot.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ def stackplot(axes, x, *args,
               labels=(), colors=None, baseline='zero',
               **kwargs):
     """
-    Draws a stacked area plot.
+    Draw a stacked area plot.
 
     Parameters
     ----------
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/streamplot.py b/lib/matplotlib/streamplot.py
index 17ca2cec1f5f..12bcf9159e91 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/streamplot.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/streamplot.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ def streamplot(axes, x, y, u, v, density=1, linewidth=None, color=None,
                cmap=None, norm=None, arrowsize=1, arrowstyle='-|>',
                minlength=0.1, transform=None, zorder=None, start_points=None,
                maxlength=4.0, integration_direction='both'):
-    """Draws streamlines of a vector flow.
+    """Draw streamlines of a vector flow.
 
     *x*, *y* : 1d arrays
         an *evenly spaced* grid.