Merge pull request #22427 from meeseeksmachine/auto-backport-of-pr-22396-on-v3.5.x

timhoffm · web-flow · commit 4988aaf8e9a1 · 2022-02-08T08:47:37.000+01:00
Backport PR #22396 on branch v3.5.x (Clarify note in get_cmap())
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/cm.py b/lib/matplotlib/cm.py
@@ -265,9 +265,9 @@ def get_cmap(name=None, lut=None):
 
     Notes
     -----
-    Currently, this returns the global colormap object, which is deprecated.
-    In Matplotlib 3.5, you will no longer be able to modify the global
-    colormaps in-place.
+    Currently, this returns the global colormap object. This is undesired
+    because users could accidentally modify the global colormap.
+    From Matplotlib 3.6 on, this will return a copy instead.
 
     Parameters
     ----------
