From 202da1939fbe0df9656d931abe8d76bada3b0d21 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "dependabot[bot]" <49699333+dependabot[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2026 19:14:18 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] Bump the actions group with 3 updates

Bumps the actions group with 3 updates: [github/codeql-action](https://github.com/github/codeql-action), [actions/cache](https://github.com/actions/cache) and [j178/prek-action](https://github.com/j178/prek-action).


Updates `github/codeql-action` from 4.35.1 to 4.35.2
- [Release notes](https://github.com/github/codeql-action/releases)
- [Changelog](https://github.com/github/codeql-action/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md)
- [Commits](https://github.com/github/codeql-action/compare/c10b8064de6f491fea524254123dbe5e09572f13...95e58e9a2cdfd71adc6e0353d5c52f41a045d225)

Updates `actions/cache` from 5.0.4 to 5.0.5
- [Release notes](https://github.com/actions/cache/releases)
- [Changelog](https://github.com/actions/cache/blob/main/RELEASES.md)
- [Commits](https://github.com/actions/cache/compare/668228422ae6a00e4ad889ee87cd7109ec5666a7...27d5ce7f107fe9357f9df03efb73ab90386fccae)

Updates `j178/prek-action` from 2.0.1 to 2.0.2
- [Release notes](https://github.com/j178/prek-action/releases)
- [Commits](https://github.com/j178/prek-action/compare/53276d8b0d10f8b6672aa85b4588c6921d0370cc...cbc2f23eb5539cf20d82d1aabd0d0ecbcc56f4e3)

---
updated-dependencies:
- dependency-name: github/codeql-action
  dependency-version: 4.35.2
  dependency-type: direct:production
  update-type: version-update:semver-patch
  dependency-group: actions
- dependency-name: actions/cache
  dependency-version: 5.0.5
  dependency-type: direct:production
  update-type: version-update:semver-patch
  dependency-group: actions
- dependency-name: j178/prek-action
  dependency-version: 2.0.2
  dependency-type: direct:production
  update-type: version-update:semver-patch
  dependency-group: actions
...

Signed-off-by: dependabot[bot] <support@github.com>
---
 .github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml | 4 ++--
 .github/workflows/cygwin.yml          | 6 +++---
 .github/workflows/linting.yml         | 2 +-
 .github/workflows/tests.yml           | 8 ++++----
 4 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
index 83f47a0e27bf..9a7b40ccac10 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
           persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Initialize CodeQL
-        uses: github/codeql-action/init@c10b8064de6f491fea524254123dbe5e09572f13  # v4.35.1
+        uses: github/codeql-action/init@95e58e9a2cdfd71adc6e0353d5c52f41a045d225  # v4.35.2
         with:
           languages: ${{ matrix.language }}
 
@@ -45,4 +45,4 @@ jobs:
           pip install --user -v .
 
       - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
-        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@c10b8064de6f491fea524254123dbe5e09572f13  # v4.35.1
+        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@95e58e9a2cdfd71adc6e0353d5c52f41a045d225  # v4.35.2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cygwin.yml b/.github/workflows/cygwin.yml
index bd9ec07de39f..4b790ea52a7d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cygwin.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cygwin.yml
@@ -141,21 +141,21 @@ jobs:
         # FreeType build fails with bash, succeeds with dash
 
       - name: Cache pip
-        uses: actions/cache@668228422ae6a00e4ad889ee87cd7109ec5666a7  # v5.0.4
+        uses: actions/cache@27d5ce7f107fe9357f9df03efb73ab90386fccae  # v5.0.5
         with:
           path: C:\cygwin\home\runneradmin\.cache\pip
           key: Cygwin-py3.${{ matrix.python-minor-version }}-pip-${{ hashFiles('pyproject.toml') }}
           restore-keys: ${{ matrix.os }}-py3.${{ matrix.python-minor-version }}-pip-
 
       - name: Cache ccache
-        uses: actions/cache@668228422ae6a00e4ad889ee87cd7109ec5666a7  # v5.0.4
+        uses: actions/cache@27d5ce7f107fe9357f9df03efb73ab90386fccae  # v5.0.5
         with:
           path: C:\cygwin\home\runneradmin\.ccache
           key: Cygwin-py3.${{ matrix.python-minor-version }}-ccache-${{ hashFiles('src/*') }}
           restore-keys: Cygwin-py3.${{ matrix.python-minor-version }}-ccache-
 
       - name: Cache Matplotlib
-        uses: actions/cache@668228422ae6a00e4ad889ee87cd7109ec5666a7  # v5.0.4
+        uses: actions/cache@27d5ce7f107fe9357f9df03efb73ab90386fccae  # v5.0.5
         with:
           path: |
             C:\cygwin\home\runneradmin\.cache\matplotlib
diff --git a/.github/workflows/linting.yml b/.github/workflows/linting.yml
index e73165c504d8..32a3f0439b7f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linting.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linting.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-python@a309ff8b426b58ec0e2a45f0f869d46889d02405  # v6.2.0
         with:
           python-version: "3.x"
-      - uses: j178/prek-action@53276d8b0d10f8b6672aa85b4588c6921d0370cc  # v2.0.1
+      - uses: j178/prek-action@cbc2f23eb5539cf20d82d1aabd0d0ecbcc56f4e3  # v2.0.2
         with:
           extra_args: --hook-stage manual --all-files
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 80fb7ed124fd..a3a9def4bd40 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ jobs:
           esac
 
       - name: Cache pip
-        uses: actions/cache@668228422ae6a00e4ad889ee87cd7109ec5666a7  # v5.0.4
+        uses: actions/cache@27d5ce7f107fe9357f9df03efb73ab90386fccae  # v5.0.5
         if: startsWith(runner.os, 'Linux')
         with:
           path: ~/.cache/pip
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ jobs:
           restore-keys: |
             ${{ matrix.os }}-py${{ matrix.python-version }}-pip-
       - name: Cache pip
-        uses: actions/cache@668228422ae6a00e4ad889ee87cd7109ec5666a7  # v5.0.4
+        uses: actions/cache@27d5ce7f107fe9357f9df03efb73ab90386fccae  # v5.0.5
         if: startsWith(runner.os, 'macOS')
         with:
           path: ~/Library/Caches/pip
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ jobs:
           restore-keys: |
             ${{ matrix.os }}-py${{ matrix.python-version }}-pip-
       - name: Cache ccache
-        uses: actions/cache@668228422ae6a00e4ad889ee87cd7109ec5666a7  # v5.0.4
+        uses: actions/cache@27d5ce7f107fe9357f9df03efb73ab90386fccae  # v5.0.5
         with:
           path: |
             ~/.ccache
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ jobs:
           restore-keys: |
             ${{ matrix.os }}-py${{ matrix.python-version }}-ccache-
       - name: Cache Matplotlib
-        uses: actions/cache@668228422ae6a00e4ad889ee87cd7109ec5666a7  # v5.0.4
+        uses: actions/cache@27d5ce7f107fe9357f9df03efb73ab90386fccae  # v5.0.5
         with:
           path: |
             ~/.cache/matplotlib

From 5a011377bba6ac0197e519270afb5c1447711de4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ruth Comer <10599679+rcomer@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2026 18:42:01 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] DOC: add tags to tick locator and formatter examples

---
 galleries/examples/ticks/date_formatters_locators.py | 2 ++
 galleries/examples/ticks/tick-formatters.py          | 3 +++
 galleries/examples/ticks/tick-locators.py            | 2 ++
 3 files changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/galleries/examples/ticks/date_formatters_locators.py b/galleries/examples/ticks/date_formatters_locators.py
index 8d4922931323..bc5f1994cd74 100644
--- a/galleries/examples/ticks/date_formatters_locators.py
+++ b/galleries/examples/ticks/date_formatters_locators.py
@@ -100,3 +100,5 @@ def plot_axis(ax, locator=None, xmax='2002-02-01', fmt=None, formatter=None):
 #    - `matplotlib.dates.DateFormatter`
 #    - `matplotlib.dates.AutoDateFormatter`
 #    - `matplotlib.dates.ConciseDateFormatter`
+#
+# .. tags:: component: ticks, purpose: reference
diff --git a/galleries/examples/ticks/tick-formatters.py b/galleries/examples/ticks/tick-formatters.py
index 543aec57e4d2..ecb0749a12d7 100644
--- a/galleries/examples/ticks/tick-formatters.py
+++ b/galleries/examples/ticks/tick-formatters.py
@@ -103,3 +103,6 @@ def fmt_two_digits(x, pos):
 axs2[6].xaxis.set_major_formatter(ticker.PercentFormatter(xmax=5))
 
 plt.show()
+
+# %%
+# .. tags:: component: ticks, purpose: reference
diff --git a/galleries/examples/ticks/tick-locators.py b/galleries/examples/ticks/tick-locators.py
index 6cf4afaf22d7..b203f75c1172 100644
--- a/galleries/examples/ticks/tick-locators.py
+++ b/galleries/examples/ticks/tick-locators.py
@@ -91,3 +91,5 @@ def setup(ax, title):
 #    - `matplotlib.ticker.AutoLocator`
 #    - `matplotlib.ticker.MaxNLocator`
 #    - `matplotlib.ticker.LogLocator`
+#
+# .. tags:: component: ticks, purpose: reference

From 1a97bf8612f50f22f10a4c461ba73a8cdd4b84f4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Elliott Sales de Andrade <quantum.analyst@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2026 22:01:51 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 3/3] Document that `TimedAnimation` is abstract

And also similarly change `Animation`.

Fixes #30831
---
 lib/matplotlib/animation.py | 7 ++-----
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/animation.py b/lib/matplotlib/animation.py
index f20928d0abc2..c9f2d292f78f 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/animation.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/animation.py
@@ -853,10 +853,7 @@ def finish(self):
 
 class Animation:
     """
-    A base class for Animations.
-
-    This class is not usable as is, and should be subclassed to provide needed
-    behavior.
+    Abstract base class for Animations.
 
     .. note::
 
@@ -1421,7 +1418,7 @@ def resume(self):
 
 class TimedAnimation(Animation):
     """
-    `Animation` subclass for time-based animation.
+    Abstract `Animation` subclass for time-based animation.
 
     A new frame is drawn every *interval* milliseconds.