Revision: 5179
          http://matplotlib.svn.sourceforge.net/matplotlib/?rev=5179&view=rev
Author:   jdh2358
Date:     2008-05-17 14:30:23 -0700 (Sat, 17 May 2008)

Log Message:
-----------
a few more doc string fixes in cboo

Modified Paths:
--------------
    branches/v0_91_maint/lib/matplotlib/cbook.py

Modified: branches/v0_91_maint/lib/matplotlib/cbook.py
===================================================================
--- branches/v0_91_maint/lib/matplotlib/cbook.py        2008-05-17 21:28:34 UTC 
(rev 5178)
+++ branches/v0_91_maint/lib/matplotlib/cbook.py        2008-05-17 21:30:23 UTC 
(rev 5179)
@@ -202,21 +202,25 @@
    return dict([ (val, 1) for val in x]).keys()
 
 def iterable(obj):
+    'return true if obj is iterable'
     try: len(obj)
     except: return 0
     return 1
 
 
 def is_string_like(obj):
+    'return true if obj looks like a string'
     if hasattr(obj, 'shape'): return 0
     try: obj + ''
     except (TypeError, ValueError): return 0
     return 1
 
 def is_writable_file_like(obj):
+    'return true if obj looks like a file object'
     return hasattr(obj, 'write') and callable(obj.write)
 
 def is_scalar(obj):
+    'return true if ob is not string like and is not iterable'
     return is_string_like(obj) or not iterable(obj)
 
 def is_numlike(obj):


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