matplotlib
diff --git a/‎lib/matplotlib/artist.py
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@@ -1164,9 +1164,18 @@ def _get_setters_and_targets(self):
                 if name in cls.__dict__:
                     source_class = cls.__module__ + "." + cls.__name__
                     break
+            source_class = self._replace_path(source_class)
             setters.append((name[4:], source_class + "." + name))
         return setters
 
+    def _replace_path(self, source_class):
+        replace_dict = {'_base._AxesBase': 'Axes',
+                      '_axes.Axes': 'Axes'}
+
+        for key, value in replace_dict.items():
+            source_class = source_class.replace(key, value)
+        return source_class
+
     def get_setters(self):
         """
         Get the attribute strings with setters for object.  e.g., for a line,