Delete the repetitive word 'the' in docstrings and comments

doc/users/event_handling.rst

@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ There are a variety of meanings of the ``picker`` property:
 
     ``float``
 	if picker is a number it is interpreted as an epsilon tolerance in
-	points and the the artist will fire off an event if its data is
+	points and the artist will fire off an event if its data is
 	within epsilon of the mouse event.  For some artists like lines
 	and patch collections, the artist may provide additional data to
 	the pick event that is generated, e.g., the indices of the data

doc/users/patheffects_guide.rst

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ draws the artist without any effect:
     plt.show()
 
 Whilst the plot doesn't look any different to what you would expect without any path
-effects, the drawing of the text now been changed to use the the path effects
+effects, the drawing of the text now been changed to use the path effects
 framework, opening up the possibilities for more interesting examples.
 
 Adding a shadow

doc/users/whats_new.rst

@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ Qt4 backend
 ```````````
 Rudolf Höfler changed the appearance of the subplottool. All sliders are
 vertically arranged now, buttons for tight layout and reset were
-added. Furthermore, the the subplottool is now implemented as a modal
+added. Furthermore, the subplottool is now implemented as a modal
 dialog. It was previously a QMainWindow, leaving the SPT open if one closed the
 plot window.
 

examples/api/sankey_demo_basics.py

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 # This demonstrates:
 #   1. Setting one path longer than the others
 #   2. Placing a label in the middle of the diagram
-#   3. Using the the scale argument to normalize the flows
+#   3. Using the scale argument to normalize the flows
 #   4. Implicitly passing keyword arguments to PathPatch()
 #   5. Changing the angle of the arrow heads
 #   6. Changing the offset between the tips of the paths and their labels

examples/pylab_examples/axhspan_demo.py

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 # the yrange
 l = plt.axvline(x=0, ymin=0.75, linewidth=4, color='b')
 
-# draw a default hline at y=.5 that spans the the middle half of
+# draw a default hline at y=.5 that spans the middle half of
 # the axes
 l = plt.axhline(y=.5, xmin=0.25, xmax=0.75)
 

extern/agg24-svn/include/agg_scanline_u.h

@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ namespace agg
     //
     // scanline_u8::const_iterator span = sl.begin();
     // 
-    // unsigned char* row = m_rbuf->row(y); // The the address of the beginning 
+    // unsigned char* row = m_rbuf->row(y); // The address of the beginning
     //                                      // of the current row
     // 
     // unsigned num_spans = sl.num_spans(); // Number of spans. It's guaranteed that

extern/agg24-svn/include/platform/agg_platform_support.h

@@ -644,7 +644,7 @@ namespace agg
         // open it in the current directory. The demos usually expect 
         // all the supplementary files to be placed in the current 
         // directory, that is usually coincides with the directory where
-        // the the executable is. However, in some systems (BeOS) it's not so. 
+        // the executable is. However, in some systems (BeOS) it's not so.
         // For those kinds of systems full_file_name() can help access files 
         // preserving commonly used policy.
         // So, it's a good idea to use in the demos the following:

lib/matplotlib/artist.py

@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ def get_sketch_params(self):
 
     def set_sketch_params(self, scale=None, length=None, randomness=None):
         """
-        Sets the the sketch parameters.
+        Sets the sketch parameters.
 
         Parameters
         ----------

lib/matplotlib/axes/_axes.py

@@ -758,7 +758,7 @@ def axvline(self, x=0, ymin=0, ymax=1, **kwargs):
 
             >>> axvline(x=1)
 
-        * draw a default vline at *x* = .5 that spans the the middle half of
+        * draw a default vline at *x* = .5 that spans the middle half of
           the yrange::
 
             >>> axvline(x=.5, ymin=0.25, ymax=0.75)
@@ -4850,7 +4850,7 @@ def pcolor(self, *args, **kwargs):
         than those of *C*; if the dimensions are the same, then the
         last row and column of *C* will be ignored.
 
-        Note that the the column index corresponds to the
+        Note that the column index corresponds to the
         *x*-coordinate, and the row index corresponds to *y*; for
         details, see the :ref:`Grid Orientation
         <axes-pcolor-grid-orientation>` section below.
@@ -5298,7 +5298,7 @@ def pcolorfast(self, *args, **kwargs):
         produce faster and more compact output using ps, pdf, and
         svg backends, however.
 
-        Note that the the column index corresponds to the x-coordinate,
+        Note that the column index corresponds to the x-coordinate,
         and the row index corresponds to y; for details, see
         the "Grid Orientation" section below.
 

lib/matplotlib/axis.py

@@ -1581,7 +1581,7 @@ def set_ticks(self, ticks, minor=False):
 
     def _update_label_position(self, bboxes, bboxes2):
         """
-        Update the label position based on the the bounding box enclosing
+        Update the label position based on the bounding box enclosing
         all the ticklabels and axis spine
         """
         raise NotImplementedError('Derived must override')
@@ -1739,7 +1739,7 @@ def set_label_position(self, position):
 
     def _update_label_position(self, bboxes, bboxes2):
         """
-        Update the label position based on the the bounding box enclosing
+        Update the label position based on the bounding box enclosing
         all the ticklabels and axis spine
         """
         if not self._autolabelpos:
@@ -2057,7 +2057,7 @@ def set_label_position(self, position):
 
     def _update_label_position(self, bboxes, bboxes2):
         """
-        Update the label position based on the the bounding box enclosing
+        Update the label position based on the bounding box enclosing
         all the ticklabels and axis spine
         """
         if not self._autolabelpos:

lib/matplotlib/backend_bases.py

@@ -1134,7 +1134,7 @@ def get_sketch_params(self):
 
     def set_sketch_params(self, scale=None, length=None, randomness=None):
         """
-        Sets the the sketch parameters.
+        Sets the sketch parameters.
 
         Parameters
         ----------

lib/matplotlib/image.py

@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ def _get_rotate_and_skew_transform(x1, y1, x2, y2, x3, y3):
 
         It was intended to derive a skew transform that preserve the
         lower-left corner (x1, y1) and top-right corner(x2,y2), but
-        change the the lower-right-corner(x2, y1) to a new position
+        change the lower-right-corner(x2, y1) to a new position
         (x3, y3).
         """
         tr1 = mtransforms.Affine2D()

lib/matplotlib/legend.py

@@ -803,7 +803,7 @@ def get_title(self):
         return self._legend_title_box._text
 
     def get_window_extent(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        'return a extent of the the legend'
+        'return a extent of the legend'
         return self.legendPatch.get_window_extent(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def get_frame_on(self):

lib/matplotlib/mlab.py

@@ -2440,7 +2440,7 @@ def rec_groupby(r, groupby, stats):
       stats = ( ('sales', len, 'numsales'), ('sales', np.mean, 'avgsale') )
 
     Return record array has *dtype* names for each attribute name in
-    the the *groupby* argument, with the associated group values, and
+    the *groupby* argument, with the associated group values, and
     for each outname name in the *stats* argument, with the associated
     stat summary output.
     """
@@ -2477,7 +2477,7 @@ def rec_summarize(r, summaryfuncs):
     *r* is a numpy record array
 
     *summaryfuncs* is a list of (*attr*, *func*, *outname*) tuples
-    which will apply *func* to the the array *r*[attr] and assign the
+    which will apply *func* to the array *r*[attr] and assign the
     output to a new attribute name *outname*.  The returned record
     array is identical to *r*, with extra arrays for each element in
     *summaryfuncs*.

lib/matplotlib/patches.py

@@ -3118,7 +3118,7 @@ class and must be overriden in the subclasses. It receives
             the path object along which the arrow will be drawn, and
             the mutation_size, with which the amount arrow head and
             etc. will be scaled. The linewidth may be used to adjust
-            the the path so that it does not pass beyond the given
+            the path so that it does not pass beyond the given
             points. It returns a tuple of a Path instance and a
             boolean. The boolean value indicate whether the path can
             be filled or not. The return value can also be a list of paths

lib/matplotlib/quiver.py

@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
     'x' or 'y', the arrows get larger as one zooms in; for other
     units, the arrow size is independent of the zoom state.  For
     'width or 'height', the arrow size increases with the width and
-    height of the axes, respectively, when the the window is resized;
+    height of the axes, respectively, when the window is resized;
     for 'dots' or 'inches', resizing does not change the arrows.
 
 

lib/matplotlib/sankey.py

@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ def add(self, patchlabel='', flows=None, orientations=None, labels='',
         placed along the sides of the diagram from the top down and along the
         bottom from the outside in.
 
-        If the the sum of the inputs and outputs is nonzero, the discrepancy
+        If the sum of the inputs and outputs is nonzero, the discrepancy
         will appear as a cubic Bezier curve along the top and bottom edges of
         the trunk.
 

lib/matplotlib/tests/test_axes.py

@@ -1137,7 +1137,7 @@ def test_hist2d():
 @image_comparison(baseline_images=['hist2d_transpose'])
 def test_hist2d_transpose():
     np.random.seed(0)
-    # make sure the the output from np.histogram is transposed before
+    # make sure the output from np.histogram is transposed before
     # passing to pcolorfast
     x = np.array([5]*100)
     y = np.random.randn(100)-2

lib/matplotlib/text.py

@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ def set_bbox(self, rectprops):
 
     def get_bbox_patch(self):
         """
-        Return the bbox Patch object. Returns None if the the
+        Return the bbox Patch object. Returns None if the
         FancyBboxPatch is not made.
         """
         return self._bbox_patch
@@ -1686,7 +1686,7 @@ def get_annotation_clip(self):
         return self._annotation_clip
 
     def _get_position_xy(self, renderer):
-        "Return the pixel position of the the annotated point."
+        "Return the pixel position of the annotated point."
         x, y = self.xy
         return self._get_xy(renderer, x, y, self.xycoords)
 

setupext.py

@@ -1189,7 +1189,7 @@ def check(self):
             # dateutil 2.1 has a file encoding bug that breaks installation on
             # python 3.3
             # https://github.com/matplotlib/matplotlib/issues/2373
-            # hack around the problem by installing the the (working) v2.0
+            # hack around the problem by installing the (working) v2.0
             major, minor1, _, _, _ = sys.version_info
             if self.version is None and (major, minor1) == (3, 3):
                 self.version = '!=2.1'

unit/virtualenv.py

@@ -1461,7 +1461,7 @@ def install_python(home_dir, lib_dir, inc_dir, bin_dir, site_packages, clear):
     if '.framework' in prefix:
         if 'Python.framework' in prefix:
             logger.debug('MacOSX Python framework detected')
-            # Make sure we use the the embedded interpreter inside
+            # Make sure we use the embedded interpreter inside
             # the framework, even if sys.executable points to
             # the stub executable in ${sys.prefix}/bin
             # See http://groups.google.com/group/python-virtualenv/