SF.net SVN: matplotlib: [4585] trunk/toolkits/basemap/lib/matplotlib/ toolkits/basemap/basemap.py

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Revision: 4585
          http://matplotlib.svn.sourceforge.net/matplotlib/?rev=4585&view=rev
Author:   jswhit
Date:     2007-12-04 11:29:49 -0800 (Tue, 04 Dec 2007)

Log Message:
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docstring additions

Modified Paths:
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    trunk/toolkits/basemap/lib/matplotlib/toolkits/basemap/basemap.py

Modified: trunk/toolkits/basemap/lib/matplotlib/toolkits/basemap/basemap.py
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--- trunk/toolkits/basemap/lib/matplotlib/toolkits/basemap/basemap.py	2007-12-04 19:18:03 UTC (rev 4584)
+++ trunk/toolkits/basemap/lib/matplotlib/toolkits/basemap/basemap.py	2007-12-04 19:29:49 UTC (rev 4585)
@@ -2862,8 +2862,13 @@
     """
     Return datetime objects given numeric time values. The units
     of the numeric time values are described by the units argument
-    and the calendar keyword.
+    and the calendar keyword. The time zone is assumed to be UTC.
 
+    Like the matplotlib num2date function, except that it allows
+    for different units and calendars.  Behaves the same if
+    units = 'days since 0001-01-01 00:00:00' and 
+    calendar = 'proleptic_gregorian'.
+
     Arguments:
 
     times - numeric time values. Maximum resolution is 1 second.
@@ -2897,8 +2902,13 @@
     """
     Return numeric time values given datetime objects. The units
     of the numeric time values are described by the units argument
-    and the calendar keyword.
+    and the calendar keyword. The time zone is assumed to UTC.
 
+    Like the matplotlib date2num function, except that it allows
+    for different units and calendars.  Behaves the same if
+    units = 'days since 0001-01-01 00:00:00' and 
+    calendar = 'proleptic_gregorian'.
+
     Arguments:
 
     dates - A datetime object or a sequence of datetime objects.


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