SF.net SVN: matplotlib: [5040] trunk/matplotlib/lib/matplotlib/colors.py

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Revision: 5040
          http://matplotlib.svn.sourceforge.net/matplotlib/?rev=5040&view=rev
Author:   efiring
Date:     2008-04-12 11:48:37 -0700 (Sat, 12 Apr 2008)

Log Message:
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Bugfix and docstring addition for ListedColormap

Modified Paths:
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    trunk/matplotlib/lib/matplotlib/colors.py

Modified: trunk/matplotlib/lib/matplotlib/colors.py
===================================================================
--- trunk/matplotlib/lib/matplotlib/colors.py	2008-04-11 15:32:03 UTC (rev 5039)
+++ trunk/matplotlib/lib/matplotlib/colors.py	2008-04-12 18:48:37 UTC (rev 5040)
@@ -530,6 +530,15 @@
     """
     def __init__(self, colors, name = 'from_list', N = None):
         """
+        Make a colormap from a list of colors.
+
+        colors is a list of matplotlib color specifications
+        name is a string to identify the colormap
+        N is the number of entries in the map.  The default is None,
+            in which case there is one colormap entry for each
+            element in the list of colors.  If N < len(colors)
+            the list will be truncated at N.  If N > len(colors),
+            the list will be extended by repetition.
         """
         self.colors = colors
         self.monochrome = False  # True only if all colors in map are identical;
@@ -545,7 +554,7 @@
                     self.monochrome = True
                 if len(self.colors) < N:
                     self.colors = list(self.colors) * N
-                    del(self.colors[N:])
+                del(self.colors[N:])
             else:
                 try: gray = float(self.colors)
                 except TypeError: pass


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