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DOC: MaxNLocator and contour/contourf doc update #16428

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5 changes: 3 additions & 2 deletions lib/matplotlib/contour.py
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Expand Up @@ -1612,8 +1612,9 @@ def _initialize_x_y(self, z):
levels : int or array-like, optional
Determines the number and positions of the contour lines / regions.

If an int *n*, use *n* data intervals; i.e. draw *n+1* contour
lines. The level heights are automatically chosen.
If an int *n*, use at most *n+2* data intervals;
i.e. draw at most *n+1* contour lines.
The level heights are automatically chosen.

If array-like, draw contour lines at the specified levels.
The values must be in increasing order.
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion lib/matplotlib/ticker.py
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Expand Up @@ -1991,7 +1991,7 @@ def ge(self, x):

class MaxNLocator(Locator):
"""
Select no more than N intervals at nice locations.
Select no more than N+1 intervals (i.e. N+2 ticks) at nice locations.
"""
default_params = dict(nbins=10,
steps=None,
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