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DOC : clarified doc of add_artist #3108

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8 changes: 6 additions & 2 deletions lib/matplotlib/axes/_base.py
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Expand Up @@ -1423,8 +1423,12 @@ def has_data(self):
len(self.patches)) > 0

def add_artist(self, a):
"""
Add any :class:`~matplotlib.artist.Artist` to the axes.
"""Add any :class:`~matplotlib.artist.Artist` to the axes.

Use `add_artist` only for artists for which there is no dedicated
"add" method; and if necessary, use a method such as
`update_datalim` or `update_datalim_numerix` to manually update the
dataLim if the artist is to be included in autoscaling.

Returns the artist.
"""
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