matplotlib · llohse · Jan 19, 2026 · Jan 20, 2026 · Jan 22, 2026 · Jan 21, 2026
diff --git a/.appveyor.yml b/.appveyor.yml
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ on_finish:
   - codecov -e PYTHON_VERSION PLATFORM -n "%PYTHON_VERSION% Windows"
 
 on_failure:
-  # Generate a html for visual tests
+  # Generate an html for visual tests
   - python tools/visualize_tests.py --no-browser
   - echo zipping images after a failure...
   - 7z a result_images.zip result_images\ | grep -v "Compressing"

diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
           persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Initialize CodeQL
-        uses: github/codeql-action/init@5d4e8d1aca955e8d8589aabd499c5cae939e33c7  # v4.31.9
+        uses: github/codeql-action/init@cdefb33c0f6224e58673d9004f47f7cb3e328b89  # v4.31.10
         with:
           languages: ${{ matrix.language }}
 
@@ -43,4 +43,4 @@ jobs:
           pip install --user -v .
 
       - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
-        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@5d4e8d1aca955e8d8589aabd499c5cae939e33c7  # v4.31.9
+        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@cdefb33c0f6224e58673d9004f47f7cb3e328b89  # v4.31.10
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cygwin.yml b/.github/workflows/cygwin.yml
@@ -140,21 +140,21 @@ jobs:
         # FreeType build fails with bash, succeeds with dash
 
       - name: Cache pip
-        uses: actions/cache@9255dc7a253b0ccc959486e2bca901246202afeb  # v5.0.1
+        uses: actions/cache@8b402f58fbc84540c8b491a91e594a4576fec3d7  # v5.0.2
         with:
           path: C:\cygwin\home\runneradmin\.cache\pip
           key: Cygwin-py3.${{ matrix.python-minor-version }}-pip-${{ hashFiles('requirements/*/*.txt') }}
           restore-keys: ${{ matrix.os }}-py3.${{ matrix.python-minor-version }}-pip-
 
       - name: Cache ccache
-        uses: actions/cache@9255dc7a253b0ccc959486e2bca901246202afeb  # v5.0.1
+        uses: actions/cache@8b402f58fbc84540c8b491a91e594a4576fec3d7  # v5.0.2
         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@9255dc7a253b0ccc959486e2bca901246202afeb  # v5.0.1
+        uses: actions/cache@8b402f58fbc84540c8b491a91e594a4576fec3d7  # v5.0.2
         with:
           path: |
             C:\cygwin\home\runneradmin\.cache\matplotlib

diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -203,31 +203,31 @@ jobs:
           esac
 
       - name: Cache pip
-        uses: actions/cache@9255dc7a253b0ccc959486e2bca901246202afeb  # v5.0.1
+        uses: actions/cache@8b402f58fbc84540c8b491a91e594a4576fec3d7  # v5.0.2
         if: startsWith(runner.os, 'Linux')
         with:
           path: ~/.cache/pip
           key: ${{ matrix.os }}-py${{ matrix.python-version }}-pip-${{ hashFiles('requirements/*/*.txt') }}
           restore-keys: |
             ${{ matrix.os }}-py${{ matrix.python-version }}-pip-
       - name: Cache pip
-        uses: actions/cache@9255dc7a253b0ccc959486e2bca901246202afeb  # v5.0.1
+        uses: actions/cache@8b402f58fbc84540c8b491a91e594a4576fec3d7  # v5.0.2
         if: startsWith(runner.os, 'macOS')
         with:
           path: ~/Library/Caches/pip
           key: ${{ matrix.os }}-py${{ matrix.python-version }}-pip-${{ hashFiles('requirements/*/*.txt') }}
           restore-keys: |
             ${{ matrix.os }}-py${{ matrix.python-version }}-pip-
       - name: Cache ccache
-        uses: actions/cache@9255dc7a253b0ccc959486e2bca901246202afeb  # v5.0.1
+        uses: actions/cache@8b402f58fbc84540c8b491a91e594a4576fec3d7  # v5.0.2
         with:
           path: |
             ~/.ccache
           key: ${{ matrix.os }}-py${{ matrix.python-version }}-ccache-${{ hashFiles('src/*') }}
           restore-keys: |
             ${{ matrix.os }}-py${{ matrix.python-version }}-ccache-
       - name: Cache Matplotlib
-        uses: actions/cache@9255dc7a253b0ccc959486e2bca901246202afeb  # v5.0.1
+        uses: actions/cache@8b402f58fbc84540c8b491a91e594a4576fec3d7  # v5.0.2
         with:
           path: |
             ~/.cache/matplotlib

diff --git a/.mailmap b/.mailmap
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ Alon Hershenhorn <hershen@gmail.com>
 
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+Andreas C Mueller <andreasmuellerml@gmail.com> Andreas Mueller <t3kcit@gmail.com>
+
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+Jerome F. Villegas <jeromefvillegas@gmail.com>
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@@ -149,11 +173,15 @@ Leon Yin <hello.leonyin@gmail.com>
 
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+luz paz <luzpaz@users.noreply.github.com>
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+Marat Kopytjuk <kopytjuk@gmail.com>
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+Péter Leéh <leeh123peter@gmail.com>
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+Philipp Nagel <phil.nagel@bolton-menk.com>
+
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+Ruth Nainggolan <nainggolan.ruthg@gmail.com> Ruth G. N <32371319+ruthgn@users.noreply.github.com>
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+Richard Sheridan <richard.sheridan@gmail.com>
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+ShawnChen1996 <shawnchen1996@outlook.com>
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diff --git a/doc/api/next_api_changes/deprecations/31023-AL.rst b/doc/api/next_api_changes/deprecations/31023-AL.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+``cbook.normalize_kwargs`` only supports passing artists and artist classes as second argument
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Support for directly passing an alias mapping or None as second argument to
+`.cbook.normalize_kwargs` has been deprecated.
diff --git a/doc/api/widgets_api.rst b/doc/api/widgets_api.rst
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ Widget classes
    Cursor
    MultiCursor
    Button
+   _Buttons
    CheckButtons
    RadioButtons
    SliderBase

diff --git a/doc/conf.py b/doc/conf.py
@@ -899,3 +899,4 @@ def setup(app):
     if sphinx.version_info[:2] < (7, 1):
         app.connect('html-page-context', add_html_cache_busting, priority=1000)
     generate_ScalarMappable_docs()
+    app.config.autodoc_use_legacy_class_based = True