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-<li><strong>results</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.scipy.org/doc/numpy/reference/generated/numpy.ndarray.html#numpy.ndarray" title="(in NumPy v1.12)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">numpy.ndarray</span></code></a>) &#8211; 1D array of  data.</li>
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+<li><strong>results</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.scipy.org/doc/numpy/reference/generated/numpy.ndarray.html#numpy.ndarray" title="(in NumPy v1.14)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">numpy.ndarray</span></code></a>) – 1D array of  data.</li>
+<li><strong>yvalues</strong> – List of y-axis labels</li>
+<li><strong>fname</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#module-string" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code></a>) – Filename of the plot.</li>
+<li><strong>ptitle</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#module-string" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code></a>) – (Optional) plot title.</li>
+<li><strong>fmt</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#module-string" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code></a>) – (Optional) filetype for the output.</li>
+<li><strong>xlabel</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#module-string" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code></a>) – (Optional) x-axis title.</li>
+<li><strong>ylabel</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#module-string" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code></a>) – (Optional) y-axis title.</li>
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-<li><strong>dataset</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.scipy.org/doc/numpy/reference/generated/numpy.ndarray.html#numpy.ndarray" title="(in NumPy v1.12)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">numpy.ndarray</span></code></a>) &#8211; 3D array of data to be plotted with shape (nT, nLat, nLon).</li>
-<li><strong>lats</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.scipy.org/doc/numpy/reference/generated/numpy.ndarray.html#numpy.ndarray" title="(in NumPy v1.12)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">numpy.ndarray</span></code></a>) &#8211; Array of latitudes values.</li>
-<li><strong>lons</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.scipy.org/doc/numpy/reference/generated/numpy.ndarray.html#numpy.ndarray" title="(in NumPy v1.12)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">numpy.ndarray</span></code></a>) &#8211; Array of longitudes</li>
-<li><strong>fname</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#module-string" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code></a>) &#8211; The filename of the plot.</li>
-<li><strong>fmt</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#module-string" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code></a>) &#8211; (Optional) filetype for the output.</li>
-<li><strong>gridshape</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html#tuple" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-func docutils literal"><span class="pre">tuple()</span></code></a> of the form (num_rows, num_cols)) &#8211; (Optional) tuple denoting the desired grid shape
+<li><strong>dataset</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.scipy.org/doc/numpy/reference/generated/numpy.ndarray.html#numpy.ndarray" title="(in NumPy v1.14)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">numpy.ndarray</span></code></a>) – 3D array of data to be plotted with shape (nT, nLat, nLon).</li>
+<li><strong>lats</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.scipy.org/doc/numpy/reference/generated/numpy.ndarray.html#numpy.ndarray" title="(in NumPy v1.14)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">numpy.ndarray</span></code></a>) – Array of latitudes values.</li>
+<li><strong>lons</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.scipy.org/doc/numpy/reference/generated/numpy.ndarray.html#numpy.ndarray" title="(in NumPy v1.14)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">numpy.ndarray</span></code></a>) – Array of longitudes</li>
+<li><strong>fname</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#module-string" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code></a>) – The filename of the plot.</li>
+<li><strong>fmt</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#module-string" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code></a>) – (Optional) filetype for the output.</li>
+<li><strong>gridshape</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html#tuple" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-func docutils literal"><span class="pre">tuple()</span></code></a> of the form (num_rows, num_cols)) – (Optional) tuple denoting the desired grid shape
 (num_rows, num_cols) for arranging the subplots.</li>
-<li><strong>clabel</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#module-string" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code></a>) &#8211; (Optional) colorbar title.</li>
-<li><strong>ptitle</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#module-string" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code></a>) &#8211; (Optional) plot title.</li>
-<li><strong>subtitles</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html#list" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">list</span></code></a> of <a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#module-string" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code></a>) &#8211; (Optional) list of titles for each subplot.</li>
-<li><strong>cmap</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#module-string" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code></a> or <a class="reference external" href="http://matplotlib.org/api/colors_api.html#matplotlib.colors.LinearSegmentedColormap" title="(in Matplotlib v2.0.0)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">matplotlib.colors.LinearSegmentedColormap</span></code></a>) &#8211; (Optional) string or <a class="reference external" href="http://matplotlib.org/api/colors_api.html#matplotlib.colors.LinearSegmentedColormap" title="(in Matplotlib v2.0.0)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">matplotlib.colors.LinearSegmentedColormap</span></code></a>
+<li><strong>clabel</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#module-string" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code></a>) – (Optional) colorbar title.</li>
+<li><strong>ptitle</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#module-string" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code></a>) – (Optional) plot title.</li>
+<li><strong>subtitles</strong> (<code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">list</span></code> of <a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#module-string" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code></a>) – (Optional) list of titles for each subplot.</li>
+<li><strong>cmap</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#module-string" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code></a> or <a class="reference external" href="https://matplotlib.org/api/_as_gen/matplotlib.colors.LinearSegmentedColormap.html#matplotlib.colors.LinearSegmentedColormap" title="(in Matplotlib v2.2.2)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">matplotlib.colors.LinearSegmentedColormap</span></code></a>) – (Optional) string or <a class="reference external" href="https://matplotlib.org/api/_as_gen/matplotlib.colors.LinearSegmentedColormap.html#matplotlib.colors.LinearSegmentedColormap" title="(in Matplotlib v2.2.2)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">matplotlib.colors.LinearSegmentedColormap</span></code></a>
 instance denoting the colormap. This must be able to be recognized by
-<a class="reference external" href="http://matplotlib.org/api/cm_api.html#matplotlib.cm.get_cmap">Matplotlib&#8217;s get_cmap function</a>.</li>
-<li><strong>clevs</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html#list" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">list</span></code></a> of <a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html#int" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">int</span></code></a> or <a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html#float" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">float</span></code></a>) &#8211; (Optional) contour levels values.</li>
-<li><strong>nlevs</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html#int" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">int</span></code></a>) &#8211; (Optional) target number of contour levels if clevs is None.</li>
-<li><strong>parallels</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html#list" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">list</span></code></a> of <a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html#int" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">int</span></code></a> or <a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html#float" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">float</span></code></a>) &#8211; (Optional) list of ints or floats for the parallels to
+<a class="reference external" href="http://matplotlib.org/api/cm_api.html#matplotlib.cm.get_cmap">Matplotlib’s get_cmap function</a>.</li>
+<li><strong>clevs</strong> (<code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">list</span></code> of <a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html#int" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">int</span></code></a> or <a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html#float" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">float</span></code></a>) – (Optional) contour levels values.</li>
+<li><strong>nlevs</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html#int" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">int</span></code></a>) – (Optional) target number of contour levels if clevs is None.</li>
+<li><strong>parallels</strong> (<code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">list</span></code> of <a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html#int" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">int</span></code></a> or <a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html#float" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">float</span></code></a>) – (Optional) list of ints or floats for the parallels to
 be drawn. See the <a class="reference external" href="http://matplotlib.org/basemap/users/graticule.html">Basemap documentation</a>
 for additional information.</li>
-<li><strong>meridians</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html#list" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">list</span></code></a> of <a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html#int" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">int</span></code></a> or <a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html#float" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">float</span></code></a>) &#8211; <p>(Optional) list of ints or floats for the meridians to
+<li><strong>meridians</strong> (<code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">list</span></code> of <a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html#int" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">int</span></code></a> or <a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html#float" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">float</span></code></a>) – <p>(Optional) list of ints or floats for the meridians to
 be drawn. See the <a class="reference external" href="http://matplotlib.org/basemap/users/graticule.html">Basemap documentation</a>
 for additional information.</p>
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-<li><strong>extend</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#module-string" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code></a>) &#8211; (Optional) flag to toggle whether to place arrows at the colorbar
-boundaries. Default is &#8216;neither&#8217;, but can also be &#8216;min&#8217;, &#8216;max&#8217;, or
-&#8216;both&#8217;. Will be automatically set to &#8216;both&#8217; if clevs is None.</li>
+<li><strong>extend</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#module-string" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code></a>) – (Optional) flag to toggle whether to place arrows at the colorbar
+boundaries. Default is ‘neither’, but can also be ‘min’, ‘max’, or
+‘both’. Will be automatically set to ‘both’ if clevs is None.</li>
 </ul>
 </td>
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@@ -155,28 +152,43 @@ boundaries. Default is &#8216;neither&#8
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 <dt id="plotter.draw_histogram">
 <code class="descclassname">plotter.</code><code class="descname">draw_histogram</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em>dataset_array</em>, <em>data_names</em>, <em>fname</em>, <em>fmt='png'</em>, <em>nbins=10</em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#plotter.draw_histogram" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
-<dd><dl class="docutils">
-<dt>Purpose::</dt>
-<dd>Draw histograms</dd>
-<dt>Input::</dt>
-<dd>dataset_array - a list of data values [data1, data2, ....]
-data_names    - a list of data names  [&#8216;name1&#8217;,&#8217;name2&#8217;,....]
-fname  - a string specifying the filename of the plot
-bins - number of bins</dd>
-</dl>
+<dd><p>Purpose:: Draw a histogram for the input dataset.</p>
+<table class="docutils field-list" frame="void" rules="none">
+<col class="field-name" />
+<col class="field-body" />
+<tbody valign="top">
+<tr class="field-odd field"><th class="field-name">Parameters:</th><td class="field-body"><ul class="first last simple">
+<li><strong>dataset_array</strong> (<code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">list</span></code> of <a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html#float" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">float</span></code></a>) – A list of data values [data1, data2, ….].</li>
+<li><strong>data_names</strong> (<code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">list</span></code> of <code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code>) – A list of data names  [‘name1’,’name2’,….].</li>
+<li><strong>fname</strong> (<code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code>) – The filename of the plot.</li>
+<li><strong>fmt</strong> (<code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code>) – (Optional) Filetype for the output.</li>
+<li><strong>bins</strong> (<code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">integer</span></code>) – (Optional) Number of bins.</li>
+</ul>
+</td>
+</tr>
+</tbody>
+</table>
 </dd></dl>
 
 <dl class="function">
 <dt id="plotter.draw_marker_on_map">
 <code class="descclassname">plotter.</code><code class="descname">draw_marker_on_map</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em>lat</em>, <em>lon</em>, <em>fname</em>, <em>fmt='png'</em>, <em>location_name=' '</em>, <em>gridshape=(1</em>, <em>1)</em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#plotter.draw_marker_on_map" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
-<dd><dl class="docutils">
-<dt>Purpose::</dt>
-<dd>Draw a marker on a map</dd>
-<dt>Input::</dt>
-<dd>lat - latitude for plotting a marker
-lon - longitude for plotting a marker
-fname  - a string specifying the filename of the plot</dd>
-</dl>
+<dd><p>Draw a marker on a map.</p>
+<table class="docutils field-list" frame="void" rules="none">
+<col class="field-name" />
+<col class="field-body" />
+<tbody valign="top">
+<tr class="field-odd field"><th class="field-name">Parameters:</th><td class="field-body"><ul class="first last simple">
+<li><strong>lat</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html#float" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">float</span></code></a>) – Latitude for plotting a marker.</li>
+<li><strong>lon</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html#float" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">float</span></code></a>) – Longitude for plotting a marker.</li>
+<li><strong>fname</strong> (<code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code>) – The filename of the plot.</li>
+<li><strong>fmt</strong> (<code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code>) – (Optional) Filetype for the output.</li>
+<li><strong>location_name</strong> (<code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code>) – (Optional) A label for the map marker.</li>
+</ul>
+</td>
+</tr>
+</tbody>
+</table>
 </dd></dl>
 
 <dl class="function">
@@ -188,15 +200,15 @@ fname  - a string specifying the filenam
 <col class="field-body" />
 <tbody valign="top">
 <tr class="field-odd field"><th class="field-name">Parameters:</th><td class="field-body"><ul class="first last simple">
-<li><strong>obs_data</strong> (<em>:class:'numpy.ndarray'</em>) &#8211; An array of observed trend and standard errors for regions</li>
-<li><strong>ens_data</strong> (<em>: class:'numpy.ndarray'</em>) &#8211; An array of trend and standard errors from a multi-model ensemble for regions</li>
-<li><strong>model_data</strong> (<em>: class:'numpy.ndarray'</em>) &#8211; An array of trends from models for regions</li>
-<li><strong>fname</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#module-string" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code></a>) &#8211; The filename of the plot.</li>
-<li><strong>fmt</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#module-string" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code></a>) &#8211; (Optional) filetype for the output.</li>
-<li><strong>ptitle</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#module-string" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code></a>) &#8211; (Optional) plot title.</li>
-<li><strong>data_labels</strong> (<code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">list</span></code>) &#8211; (Optional) names of the regions</li>
-<li><strong>xlabel</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#module-string" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code></a>) &#8211; (Optional) a label for x-axis</li>
-<li><strong>ylabel</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#module-string" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code></a>) &#8211; (Optional) a label for y-axis</li>
+<li><strong>obs_data</strong> (<em>:class:'numpy.ndarray'</em>) – An array of observed trend and standard errors for regions</li>
+<li><strong>ens_data</strong> (<em>: class:'numpy.ndarray'</em>) – An array of trend and standard errors from a multi-model ensemble for regions</li>
+<li><strong>model_data</strong> (<em>: class:'numpy.ndarray'</em>) – An array of trends from models for regions</li>
+<li><strong>fname</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#module-string" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code></a>) – The filename of the plot.</li>
+<li><strong>fmt</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#module-string" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code></a>) – (Optional) filetype for the output.</li>
+<li><strong>ptitle</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#module-string" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code></a>) – (Optional) plot title.</li>
+<li><strong>data_labels</strong> (<code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">list</span></code>) – (Optional) names of the regions</li>
+<li><strong>xlabel</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#module-string" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code></a>) – (Optional) a label for x-axis</li>
+<li><strong>ylabel</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#module-string" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code></a>) – (Optional) a label for y-axis</li>
 </ul>
 </td>
 </tr>
@@ -213,30 +225,30 @@ fname  - a string specifying the filenam
 <col class="field-body" />
 <tbody valign="top">
 <tr class="field-odd field"><th class="field-name">Parameters:</th><td class="field-body"><ul class="first last simple">
-<li><strong>results</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.scipy.org/doc/numpy/reference/generated/numpy.ndarray.html#numpy.ndarray" title="(in NumPy v1.12)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">numpy.ndarray</span></code></a>) &#8211; 3D array of the fields to be plotted. The second dimension
+<li><strong>results</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.scipy.org/doc/numpy/reference/generated/numpy.ndarray.html#numpy.ndarray" title="(in NumPy v1.14)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">numpy.ndarray</span></code></a>) – 3D array of the fields to be plotted. The second dimension
 should correspond to the number of rows in the diagram and the
 third should correspond to the number of columns.</li>
-<li><strong>rowlabels</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html#list" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">list</span></code></a> of <a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#module-string" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code></a>) &#8211; Labels for each row.</li>
-<li><strong>collabels</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html#list" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">list</span></code></a> of <a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#module-string" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code></a>) &#8211; Labels for each row.</li>
-<li><strong>fname</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#module-string" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code></a>) &#8211; Filename of the plot.</li>
-<li><strong>fmt</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#module-string" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code></a>) &#8211; (Optional) filetype for the output.</li>
-<li><strong>gridshape</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html#tuple" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-func docutils literal"><span class="pre">tuple()</span></code></a> of the form (num_rows, num_cols)) &#8211; (Optional) tuple denoting the desired grid shape
+<li><strong>rowlabels</strong> (<code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">list</span></code> of <a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#module-string" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code></a>) – Labels for each row.</li>
+<li><strong>collabels</strong> (<code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">list</span></code> of <a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#module-string" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code></a>) – Labels for each row.</li>
+<li><strong>fname</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#module-string" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code></a>) – Filename of the plot.</li>
+<li><strong>fmt</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#module-string" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code></a>) – (Optional) filetype for the output.</li>
+<li><strong>gridshape</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html#tuple" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-func docutils literal"><span class="pre">tuple()</span></code></a> of the form (num_rows, num_cols)) – (Optional) tuple denoting the desired grid shape
 (num_rows, num_cols) for arranging the subplots.</li>
-<li><strong>xlabel</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#module-string" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code></a>) &#8211; (Optional) x-axis title.</li>
-<li><strong>ylabel</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#module-string" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code></a>) &#8211; (Optional) y-ayis title.</li>
-<li><strong>clabel</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#module-string" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code></a>) &#8211; (Optional) colorbar title.</li>
-<li><strong>ptitle</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#module-string" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code></a>) &#8211; (Optional) plot title.</li>
-<li><strong>subtitles</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html#list" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">list</span></code></a> of <a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#module-string" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code></a>) &#8211; (Optional) list of titles for each subplot.</li>
-<li><strong>cmap</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#module-string" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code></a> or <a class="reference external" href="http://matplotlib.org/api/colors_api.html#matplotlib.colors.LinearSegmentedColormap" title="(in Matplotlib v2.0.0)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">matplotlib.colors.LinearSegmentedColormap</span></code></a>) &#8211; <p>(Optional) string or <a class="reference external" href="http://matplotlib.org/api/colors_api.html#matplotlib.colors.LinearSegmentedColormap" title="(in Matplotlib v2.0.0)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">matplotlib.colors.LinearSegmentedColormap</span></code></a>
+<li><strong>xlabel</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#module-string" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code></a>) – (Optional) x-axis title.</li>
+<li><strong>ylabel</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#module-string" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code></a>) – (Optional) y-ayis title.</li>
+<li><strong>clabel</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#module-string" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code></a>) – (Optional) colorbar title.</li>
+<li><strong>ptitle</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#module-string" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code></a>) – (Optional) plot title.</li>
+<li><strong>subtitles</strong> (<code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">list</span></code> of <a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#module-string" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code></a>) – (Optional) list of titles for each subplot.</li>
+<li><strong>cmap</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#module-string" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code></a> or <a class="reference external" href="https://matplotlib.org/api/_as_gen/matplotlib.colors.LinearSegmentedColormap.html#matplotlib.colors.LinearSegmentedColormap" title="(in Matplotlib v2.2.2)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">matplotlib.colors.LinearSegmentedColormap</span></code></a>) – <p>(Optional) string or <a class="reference external" href="https://matplotlib.org/api/_as_gen/matplotlib.colors.LinearSegmentedColormap.html#matplotlib.colors.LinearSegmentedColormap" title="(in Matplotlib v2.2.2)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">matplotlib.colors.LinearSegmentedColormap</span></code></a>
 instance denoting the colormap. This must be able to be recognized by
-<a class="reference external" href="http://matplotlib.org/api/cm_api.html#matplotlib.cm.get_cmap">Matplotlib&#8217;s get_cmap function</a>.</p>
+<a class="reference external" href="http://matplotlib.org/api/cm_api.html#matplotlib.cm.get_cmap">Matplotlib’s get_cmap function</a>.</p>
 </li>
-<li><strong>clevs</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html#list" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">list</span></code></a> of <a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html#int" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">int</span></code></a> or <a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html#float" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">float</span></code></a>) &#8211; (Optional) contour levels values.</li>
-<li><strong>nlevs</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html#int" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">int</span></code></a>) &#8211; Optional target number of contour levels if clevs is None.</li>
-<li><strong>extend</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#module-string" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code></a>) &#8211; (Optional) flag to toggle whether to place arrows at the colorbar
-boundaries. Default is &#8216;neither&#8217;, but can also be &#8216;min&#8217;, &#8216;max&#8217;, or
-&#8216;both&#8217;. Will be automatically set to &#8216;both&#8217; if clevs is None.</li>
-<li><strong>aspect</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html#float" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">float</span></code></a>) &#8211; (Optional) approximate aspect ratio of each subplot
+<li><strong>clevs</strong> (<code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">list</span></code> of <a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html#int" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">int</span></code></a> or <a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html#float" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">float</span></code></a>) – (Optional) contour levels values.</li>
+<li><strong>nlevs</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html#int" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">int</span></code></a>) – Optional target number of contour levels if clevs is None.</li>
+<li><strong>extend</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#module-string" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code></a>) – (Optional) flag to toggle whether to place arrows at the colorbar
+boundaries. Default is ‘neither’, but can also be ‘min’, ‘max’, or
+‘both’. Will be automatically set to ‘both’ if clevs is None.</li>
+<li><strong>aspect</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html#float" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">float</span></code></a>) – (Optional) approximate aspect ratio of each subplot
 (width / height). Default is 8.5 / 5.5</li>
 </ul>
 </td>
@@ -253,17 +265,17 @@ boundaries. Default is &#8216;neither&#8
 <col class="field-body" />
 <tbody valign="top">
 <tr class="field-odd field"><th class="field-name">Parameters:</th><td class="field-body"><ul class="first last simple">
-<li><strong>plot_data</strong> (<em>:class:'numpy.ndarray'</em>) &#8211; a numpy array of data to plot (dimY, dimX)</li>
-<li><strong>plot_level</strong> (<em>:class:'numpy.ndarray'</em>) &#8211; levels to plot</li>
-<li><strong>x_ticks</strong> (<em>:class:'numpy.ndarray'</em>) &#8211; x values where tick makrs are located</li>
-<li><strong>x_names</strong> (<em>:class:'list'</em>) &#8211; labels for the ticks on x-axis (dimX)</li>
-<li><strong>y_ticks</strong> (<em>:class:'numpy.ndarray'</em>) &#8211; y values where tick makrs are located</li>
-<li><strong>y_names</strong> (<em>:class:'list'</em>) &#8211; labels for the ticks on y-axis (dimY)</li>
-<li><strong>output_file</strong> (<em>:mod:'string'</em>) &#8211; name of output png file</li>
-<li><strong>title</strong> (<em>:mod:'string'</em>) &#8211; (Optional) title of the plot</li>
-<li><strong>diff_plot</strong> (<em>:mod:'bool'</em>) &#8211; (Optional) if true, a difference plot will be generated</li>
-<li><strong>cbar_ticks</strong> (<em>:class:'list'</em>) &#8211; (Optional) tick marks for the color bar</li>
-<li><strong>cbar_label</strong> (<em>:class:'list'</em>) &#8211; (Optional) lables for the tick marks of the color bar</li>
+<li><strong>plot_data</strong> (<em>:class:'numpy.ndarray'</em>) – a numpy array of data to plot (dimY, dimX)</li>
+<li><strong>plot_level</strong> (<em>:class:'numpy.ndarray'</em>) – levels to plot</li>
+<li><strong>x_ticks</strong> (<em>:class:'numpy.ndarray'</em>) – x values where tick makrs are located</li>
+<li><strong>x_names</strong> (<em>:class:'list'</em>) – labels for the ticks on x-axis (dimX)</li>
+<li><strong>y_ticks</strong> (<em>:class:'numpy.ndarray'</em>) – y values where tick makrs are located</li>
+<li><strong>y_names</strong> (<em>:class:'list'</em>) – labels for the ticks on y-axis (dimY)</li>
+<li><strong>output_file</strong> (<em>:mod:'string'</em>) – name of output png file</li>
+<li><strong>title</strong> (<em>:mod:'string'</em>) – (Optional) title of the plot</li>
+<li><strong>diff_plot</strong> (<em>:mod:'bool'</em>) – (Optional) if true, a difference plot will be generated</li>
+<li><strong>cbar_ticks</strong> (<em>:class:'list'</em>) – (Optional) tick marks for the color bar</li>
+<li><strong>cbar_label</strong> (<em>:class:'list'</em>) – (Optional) lables for the tick marks of the color bar</li>
 </ul>
 </td>
 </tr>
@@ -280,21 +292,21 @@ boundaries. Default is &#8216;neither&#8
 <col class="field-body" />
 <tbody valign="top">
 <tr class="field-odd field"><th class="field-name">Parameters:</th><td class="field-body"><ul class="first last simple">
-<li><strong>subregions</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html#list" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">list</span></code></a> of subregion objects (Bounds objects)) &#8211; The subregion objects to plot on the map.</li>
-<li><strong>lats</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.scipy.org/doc/numpy/reference/generated/numpy.ndarray.html#numpy.ndarray" title="(in NumPy v1.12)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">numpy.ndarray</span></code></a>) &#8211; Array of latitudes values.</li>
-<li><strong>lons</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.scipy.org/doc/numpy/reference/generated/numpy.ndarray.html#numpy.ndarray" title="(in NumPy v1.12)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">numpy.ndarray</span></code></a>) &#8211; Array of longitudes values.</li>
-<li><strong>fname</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#module-string" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code></a>) &#8211; The filename of the plot.</li>
-<li><strong>fmt</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#module-string" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code></a>) &#8211; (Optional) filetype for the output.</li>
-<li><strong>ptitle</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#module-string" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code></a>) &#8211; (Optional) plot title.</li>
-<li><strong>parallels</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html#list" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">list</span></code></a> of <a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html#int" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">int</span></code></a> or <a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html#float" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">float</span></code></a>) &#8211; <p>(Optional) <a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html#list" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">list</span></code></a> of <a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html#int" title="(in Python v2.7)
 "><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">int</span></code></a> or <a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html#float" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">float</span></code></a> for the parallels to
+<li><strong>subregions</strong> (<code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">list</span></code> of subregion objects (Bounds objects)) – The subregion objects to plot on the map.</li>
+<li><strong>lats</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.scipy.org/doc/numpy/reference/generated/numpy.ndarray.html#numpy.ndarray" title="(in NumPy v1.14)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">numpy.ndarray</span></code></a>) – Array of latitudes values.</li>
+<li><strong>lons</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.scipy.org/doc/numpy/reference/generated/numpy.ndarray.html#numpy.ndarray" title="(in NumPy v1.14)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">numpy.ndarray</span></code></a>) – Array of longitudes values.</li>
+<li><strong>fname</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#module-string" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code></a>) – The filename of the plot.</li>
+<li><strong>fmt</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#module-string" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code></a>) – (Optional) filetype for the output.</li>
+<li><strong>ptitle</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#module-string" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code></a>) – (Optional) plot title.</li>
+<li><strong>parallels</strong> (<code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">list</span></code> of <a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html#int" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">int</span></code></a> or <a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html#float" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">float</span></code></a>) – <p>(Optional) <code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">list</span></code> of <a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html#int" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">int</span></code></a> or <a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html#float" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-class d
 ocutils literal"><span class="pre">float</span></code></a> for the parallels to
 be drawn. See the <a class="reference external" href="http://matplotlib.org/basemap/users/graticule.html">Basemap documentation</a>
 for additional information.</p>
 </li>
-<li><strong>meridians</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html#list" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">list</span></code></a> of <a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html#int" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">int</span></code></a> or <a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html#float" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">float</span></code></a>) &#8211; <p>(Optional) <a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html#list" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">list</span></code></a> of <a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html#int" title="(in Python v2.7)
 "><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">int</span></code></a> or <a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html#float" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">float</span></code></a> for the meridians to
+<li><strong>meridians</strong> (<code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">list</span></code> of <a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html#int" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">int</span></code></a> or <a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html#float" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">float</span></code></a>) – <p>(Optional) <code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">list</span></code> of <a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html#int" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">int</span></code></a> or <a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html#float" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-class d
 ocutils literal"><span class="pre">float</span></code></a> for the meridians to
 be drawn. See the <a class="reference external" href="http://matplotlib.org/basemap/users/graticule.html">Basemap documentation</a>
 for additional information.</p>
 </li>
-<li><strong>subregion_masks</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/stdtypes.html#dict" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">dict</span></code></a> of <a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html#bool" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">bool</span></code></a> arrays) &#8211; (Optional) <a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/stdtypes.html#dict" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">dict</span></code></a> of <a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html#bool" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">bool</span></code></a> arrays for each
+<li><strong>subregion_masks</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/stdtypes.html#dict" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">dict</span></code></a> of <a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html#bool" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">bool</span></code></a> arrays) – (Optional) <a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/stdtypes.html#dict" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">dict</span></code></a> of <a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html#bool" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">bool</span></code></a> arrays for each
 subregion for giving finer control of the domain to be drawn, by default
 the entire domain is drawn.</li>
 </ul>
@@ -313,23 +325,23 @@ the entire domain is drawn.</li>
 <col class="field-body" />
 <tbody valign="top">
 <tr class="field-odd field"><th class="field-name">Parameters:</th><td class="field-body"><ul class="first last simple">
-<li><strong>results</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.scipy.org/doc/numpy/reference/generated/numpy.ndarray.html#numpy.ndarray" title="(in NumPy v1.12)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">numpy.ndarray</span></code></a>) &#8211; An Nx2 array containing normalized standard deviations,
+<li><strong>results</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.scipy.org/doc/numpy/reference/generated/numpy.ndarray.html#numpy.ndarray" title="(in NumPy v1.14)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">numpy.ndarray</span></code></a>) – An Nx2 array containing normalized standard deviations,
 correlation coefficients, and names of evaluation results.</li>
-<li><strong>names</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html#list" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">list</span></code></a> of <a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#module-string" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code></a>) &#8211; A list of names for each evaluated dataset</li>
-<li><strong>refname</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#module-string" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code></a>) &#8211; The name of the reference dataset.</li>
-<li><strong>fname</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#module-string" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code></a>) &#8211; The filename of the plot.</li>
-<li><strong>fmt</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#module-string" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code></a>) &#8211; (Optional) filetype for the output plot.</li>
-<li><strong>gridshape</strong> (A <code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">tuple</span></code> of the form (num_rows, num_cols)) &#8211; (Optional) Tuple denoting the desired grid shape
+<li><strong>names</strong> (<code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">list</span></code> of <a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#module-string" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code></a>) – A list of names for each evaluated dataset</li>
+<li><strong>refname</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#module-string" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code></a>) – The name of the reference dataset.</li>
+<li><strong>fname</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#module-string" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code></a>) – The filename of the plot.</li>
+<li><strong>fmt</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#module-string" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code></a>) – (Optional) filetype for the output plot.</li>
+<li><strong>gridshape</strong> (A <code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">tuple</span></code> of the form (num_rows, num_cols)) – (Optional) Tuple denoting the desired grid shape
 (num_rows, num_cols) for arranging the subplots.</li>
-<li><strong>ptitle</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#module-string" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code></a>) &#8211; (Optional) plot title.</li>
-<li><strong>subtitles</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html#list" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">list</span></code></a> of <a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#module-string" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code></a>) &#8211; (Optional) list of strings specifying the title for each
+<li><strong>ptitle</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#module-string" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code></a>) – (Optional) plot title.</li>
+<li><strong>subtitles</strong> (<code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">list</span></code> of <a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#module-string" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code></a>) – (Optional) list of strings specifying the title for each
 subplot.</li>
-<li><strong>pos</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#module-string" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code></a> or <a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html#tuple" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-func docutils literal"><span class="pre">tuple()</span></code></a> of <a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html#float" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">float</span></code></a>) &#8211; (Optional) string or tuple of floats used to set the position
+<li><strong>pos</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#module-string" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code></a> or <a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html#tuple" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-func docutils literal"><span class="pre">tuple()</span></code></a> of <a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html#float" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">float</span></code></a>) – (Optional) string or tuple of floats used to set the position
 of the legend. Check the <a class="reference external" href="http://matplotlib.org/api/legend_api.html#matplotlib.legend.Legend">Matplotlib docs</a>
 for additional information.</li>
-<li><strong>frameon</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html#bool" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">bool</span></code></a>) &#8211; (Optional) boolean specifying whether to draw a frame
+<li><strong>frameon</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html#bool" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">bool</span></code></a>) – (Optional) boolean specifying whether to draw a frame
 around the legend box.</li>
-<li><strong>radmax</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html#float" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">float</span></code></a>) &#8211; (Optional) float to adjust the extent of the axes in terms of
+<li><strong>radmax</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html#float" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">float</span></code></a>) – (Optional) float to adjust the extent of the axes in terms of
 standard deviation.</li>
 </ul>
 </td>
@@ -340,31 +352,39 @@ standard deviation.</li>
 
 <dl class="function">
 <dt id="plotter.draw_time_series">
-<code class="descclassname">plotter.</code><code class="descname">draw_time_series</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em>results</em>, <em>times</em>, <em>labels</em>, <em>fname</em>, <em>fmt='png'</em>, <em>gridshape=(1</em>, <em>1)</em>, <em>xlabel=''</em>, <em>ylabel=''</em>, <em>ptitle=''</em>, <em>subtitles=None</em>, <em>label_month=False</em>, <em>yscale='linear'</em>, <em>aspect=None</em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#plotter.draw_time_series" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
+<code class="descclassname">plotter.</code><code class="descname">draw_time_series</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em>results</em>, <em>times</em>, <em>labels</em>, <em>fname</em>, <em>fmt='png'</em>, <em>gridshape=(1</em>, <em>1)</em>, <em>xlabel=''</em>, <em>ylabel=''</em>, <em>ptitle=''</em>, <em>subtitles=None</em>, <em>label_month=False</em>, <em>yscale='linear'</em>, <em>aspect=None</em>, <em>cycle_colors=True</em>, <em>cmap=None</em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#plotter.draw_time_series" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
 <dd><p>Draw a time series plot.</p>
 <table class="docutils field-list" frame="void" rules="none">
 <col class="field-name" />
 <col class="field-body" />
 <tbody valign="top">
 <tr class="field-odd field"><th class="field-name">Parameters:</th><td class="field-body"><ul class="first last simple">
-<li><strong>results</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.scipy.org/doc/numpy/reference/generated/numpy.ndarray.html#numpy.ndarray" title="(in NumPy v1.12)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">numpy.ndarray</span></code></a>) &#8211; 3D array of time series data.</li>
-<li><strong>times</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html#list" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">list</span></code></a> of <a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/datetime.html#datetime.datetime" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">datetime.datetime</span></code></a>) &#8211; List of Python datetime objects used by Matplotlib to handle
+<li><strong>results</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.scipy.org/doc/numpy/reference/generated/numpy.ndarray.html#numpy.ndarray" title="(in NumPy v1.14)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">numpy.ndarray</span></code></a>) – 3D array of time series data.</li>
+<li><strong>times</strong> (<code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">list</span></code> of <a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/datetime.html#datetime.datetime" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">datetime.datetime</span></code></a>) – List of Python datetime objects used by Matplotlib to handle
 axis formatting.</li>
-<li><strong>labels</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html#list" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">list</span></code></a> of <a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#module-string" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code></a>) &#8211; List of names for each data being plotted.</li>
-<li><strong>fname</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#module-string" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code></a>) &#8211; Filename of the plot.</li>
-<li><strong>fmt</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#module-string" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code></a>) &#8211; (Optional) filetype for the output.</li>
-<li><strong>gridshape</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html#tuple" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-func docutils literal"><span class="pre">tuple()</span></code></a> of the form (num_rows, num_cols)) &#8211; (Optional) tuple denoting the desired grid shape
+<li><strong>labels</strong> (<code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">list</span></code> of <a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#module-string" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code></a>) – List of names for each data being plotted.</li>
+<li><strong>fname</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#module-string" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code></a>) – Filename of the plot.</li>
+<li><strong>fmt</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#module-string" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code></a>) – (Optional) filetype for the output.</li>
+<li><strong>gridshape</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html#tuple" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-func docutils literal"><span class="pre">tuple()</span></code></a> of the form (num_rows, num_cols)) – (Optional) tuple denoting the desired grid shape
 (num_rows, num_cols) for arranging the subplots.</li>
-<li><strong>xlabel</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#module-string" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code></a>) &#8211; (Optional) x-axis title.</li>
-<li><strong>ylabel</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#module-string" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code></a>) &#8211; (Optional) y-axis title.</li>
-<li><strong>ptitle</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#module-string" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code></a>) &#8211; (Optional) plot title.</li>
-<li><strong>subtitles</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html#list" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">list</span></code></a> of <a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#module-string" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code></a>) &#8211; (Optional) list of titles for each subplot.</li>
-<li><strong>label_month</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html#bool" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">bool</span></code></a>) &#8211; (Optional) flag to toggle drawing month labels on the
+<li><strong>xlabel</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#module-string" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code></a>) – (Optional) x-axis title.</li>
+<li><strong>ylabel</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#module-string" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code></a>) – (Optional) y-axis title.</li>
+<li><strong>ptitle</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#module-string" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code></a>) – (Optional) plot title.</li>
+<li><strong>subtitles</strong> (<code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">list</span></code> of <a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#module-string" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code></a>) – (Optional) list of titles for each subplot.</li>
+<li><strong>label_month</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html#bool" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">bool</span></code></a>) – (Optional) flag to toggle drawing month labels on the
 x-axis.</li>
-<li><strong>yscale</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#module-string" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code></a>) &#8211; (Optional) y-axis scale value, &#8216;linear&#8217; for linear and &#8216;log&#8217;
+<li><strong>yscale</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#module-string" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code></a>) – (Optional) y-axis scale value, ‘linear’ for linear and ‘log’
 for log base 10.</li>
-<li><strong>aspect</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html#float" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">float</span></code></a>) &#8211; (Optional) approximate aspect ratio of each subplot
+<li><strong>aspect</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html#float" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">float</span></code></a>) – (Optional) approximate aspect ratio of each subplot
 (width / height). Default is 8.5 / 5.5</li>
+<li><strong>cycle_colors</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html#bool" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">bool</span></code></a>) – (Optional) flag to toggle whether to allow matlibplot
+to re-use colors when plotting or force an evenly distributed range.</li>
+<li><strong>cmap</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#module-string" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code></a> or <a class="reference external" href="https://matplotlib.org/api/_as_gen/matplotlib.colors.LinearSegmentedColormap.html#matplotlib.colors.LinearSegmentedColormap" title="(in Matplotlib v2.2.2)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">matplotlib.colors.LinearSegmentedColormap</span></code></a>) – <p>(Optional) string or <a class="reference external" href="https://matplotlib.org/api/_as_gen/matplotlib.colors.LinearSegmentedColormap.html#matplotlib.colors.LinearSegmentedColormap" title="(in Matplotlib v2.2.2)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">matplotlib.colors.LinearSegmentedColormap</span></code></a>
+instance denoting the colormap. This must be able to be recognized by
+<a class="reference external" href="http://matplotlib.org/api/cm_api.html#matplotlib.cm.get_cmap">Matplotlib’s get_cmap function</a>.
+Maps like rainbow and spectral with wide spectrum of colors are nice choices when used with
+the cycle_colors option. tab20, tab20b, and tab20c are good if the plot has less than 20 datasets.</p>
+</li>
 </ul>
 </td>
 </tr>
@@ -381,14 +401,14 @@ for log base 10.</li>
 <col class="field-body" />
 <tbody valign="top">
 <tr class="field-odd field"><th class="field-name">Parameters:</th><td class="field-body"><ul class="first last simple">
-<li><strong>regions</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html#list" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">list</span></code></a>) &#8211; The list of subregions(lists of US States) to be filled 
+<li><strong>regions</strong> (<code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">list</span></code>) – The list of subregions(lists of US States) to be filled
 with different colors.</li>
-<li><strong>fname</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#module-string" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code></a>) &#8211; The filename of the plot.</li>
-<li><strong>fmt</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#module-string" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code></a>) &#8211; (Optional) filetype for the output.</li>
-<li><strong>ptitle</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#module-string" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code></a>) &#8211; (Optional) plot title.</li>
-<li><strong>colors</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html#bool" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">bool</span></code></a>) &#8211; (Optional) : If True, each region will be filled  
+<li><strong>fname</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#module-string" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code></a>) – The filename of the plot.</li>
+<li><strong>fmt</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#module-string" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code></a>) – (Optional) filetype for the output.</li>
+<li><strong>ptitle</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#module-string" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code></a>) – (Optional) plot title.</li>
+<li><strong>colors</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html#bool" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">bool</span></code></a>) – (Optional) : If True, each region will be filled
 with different colors without using values</li>
-<li><strong>values</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.scipy.org/doc/numpy/reference/generated/numpy.ndarray.html#numpy.ndarray" title="(in NumPy v1.12)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">numpy.ndarray</span></code></a>) &#8211; (Optional) : If colors==False, color for each region scales 
+<li><strong>values</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.scipy.org/doc/numpy/reference/generated/numpy.ndarray.html#numpy.ndarray" title="(in NumPy v1.14)"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">numpy.ndarray</span></code></a>) – (Optional) : If colors==False, color for each region scales
 an associated element in values</li>
 </ul>
 </td>
@@ -403,13 +423,13 @@ an associated element in values</li>
 <dd><p>Sets the default colormap (eg when setting cmap=None in a function)
 See: <a class="reference external" href="http://matplotlib.org/examples/pylab_examples/show_colormaps.html">http://matplotlib.org/examples/pylab_examples/show_colormaps.html</a>
 for a list of possible colormaps.
-Appending &#8216;_r&#8217; to a matplotlib colormap name will give you a reversed
+Appending ‘_r’ to a matplotlib colormap name will give you a reversed
 version of it.</p>
 <table class="docutils field-list" frame="void" rules="none">
 <col class="field-name" />
 <col class="field-body" />
 <tbody valign="top">
-<tr class="field-odd field"><th class="field-name">Parameters:</th><td class="field-body"><strong>name</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#module-string" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code></a>) &#8211; The name of the colormap.</td>
+<tr class="field-odd field"><th class="field-name">Parameters:</th><td class="field-body"><strong>name</strong> (<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#module-string" title="(in Python v2.7)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">string</span></code></a>) – The name of the colormap.</td>
 </tr>
 </tbody>
 </table>
@@ -430,14 +450,14 @@ version of it.</p>
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