Revision: 8387
          http://matplotlib.svn.sourceforge.net/matplotlib/?rev=8387&view=rev
Author:   efiring
Date:     2010-06-06 18:58:43 +0000 (Sun, 06 Jun 2010)

Log Message:
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[2745233] clarify first example in the documentation

Modified Paths:
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    trunk/matplotlib/doc/_templates/index.html

Modified: trunk/matplotlib/doc/_templates/index.html
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--- trunk/matplotlib/doc/_templates/index.html  2010-06-06 04:18:53 UTC (rev 
8386)
+++ trunk/matplotlib/doc/_templates/index.html  2010-06-06 18:58:43 UTC (rev 
8387)
@@ -24,14 +24,14 @@
   alt="screenshots"/></a></p>
 
 
-  <p>For example, to generate 10,000 gaussian random numbers and make a
-  histogram plot binning the data into 100 bins, you simply need to
+  <p>For example, using "ipython -pylab" to provide an interactive
+  environment, to generate 10,000 gaussian random numbers and plot a
+  histogram with 100 bins, you simply need to
   type</p>
 
   <pre>
-  >>> from pylab import randn, hist
-  >>> x = randn(10000)
-  >>> hist(x, 100)</pre>
+  x = randn(10000)
+  hist(x, 100)</pre>
 
   <p>For the power user, you have full control of line styles, font
   properties, axes properties, etc, via an object oriented interface


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