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No pcolormesh referenced

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Description

Folks should be usingpcolormesh in general rather than imshow - imshow really only works for equally spaced pixels, and there is lots of data that is not laid out that way. However the cheatsheet doesn't mention pcolormesh.

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Research direction

Locate the cheatsheet source that currently discusses imshow and read its surrounding guidance. Add a reference to pcolormesh and explain that imshow is suited to equally spaced pixels; the issue is done when the cheatsheet covers this distinction.

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Assessment

Tech stack
matplotlib, python
Domain
data-visualization, documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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