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Documentation bug fix: #5517 #6194

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Proposed fix for #5517
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Proposed fix for #5517
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Expand Up @@ -522,7 +522,9 @@ and turned off via :func:`matplotlib.pyplot.ioff`.

.. note::
Interactive mode works with suitable backends in ipython and in
the ordinary python shell, but it does *not* work in the IDLE IDE.
the ordinary python shell, but it does *not* work in the IDLE IDE.
If the default backend does not support interactivity, an interactive
backend can be explicitly activated using any of the methods discussed in `What is a backend?`_.


Interactive example
Expand All @@ -545,9 +547,8 @@ can type additional commands such as::

and you will see the plot being updated after each line. This is
because you are in interactive mode *and* you are using pyplot
functions. Now try an alternative method of modifying the
plot. Get a
reference to the :class:`~matplotlib.axes.Axes` instance, and
functions. Now try an alternative method of modifying the
plot. Get a reference to the :class:`~matplotlib.axes.Axes` instance, and
call a method of that instance::

ax = plt.gca()
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