matplotlib / matplotlib/matplotlib

make_norm_from_scale should be public

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Description

@anntzer made a great wrapper so that a Norm can be made from a scale. This functionality should be public, probably with a caveat that it is experimental. Most people who are up for making a norm or a scale are going to be sophisticated enough to deal with any changes we make. If we leave it as a decorator, that makes it even more obscure...

https://github.com/matplotlib/matplotlib/blob/08f4629d918b60f5c8e0f35f6a24ecad43088752/lib/matplotlib/colors.py#L1435

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Start at lib/matplotlib/colors.py around the linked make_norm_from_scale definition and inspect how the existing wrapper is exposed. Check nearby public API conventions and relevant color tests before deciding what experimental public exposure should mean. Done means the functionality is publicly accessible with its experimental status documented and the existing behavior remains covered.

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Tech stack
python
Domain
data-visualization
Issue type
Feature
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2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
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