diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/colorbar.py b/lib/matplotlib/colorbar.py index 5894ecf123c2..bbb9b519b5f8 100644 --- a/lib/matplotlib/colorbar.py +++ b/lib/matplotlib/colorbar.py @@ -387,9 +387,17 @@ def update_ticks(self): def set_ticks(self, ticks, update_ticks=True): """ - set tick locations. Tick locations are updated immediately unless - update_ticks is *False*. To manually update the ticks, call - *update_ticks* method explicitly. + Set tick locations. + + Parameters + ---------- + ticks : {None, sequence, :class:`~matplotlib.ticker.Locator` instance} + If None, a default Locator will be used. + + update_ticks : {True, False}, optional + If True, tick locations are updated immediately. If False, + use :meth:`update_ticks` to manually update the ticks. + """ if cbook.iterable(ticks): self.locator = ticker.FixedLocator(ticks, nbins=len(ticks))