matplotlib · pelson · Jan 28, 2014 · Jan 20, 2014
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_coding_standards.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_coding_standards.py
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@
                      '*/matplotlib/rcsetup.py',
                      '*/matplotlib/stackplot.py',
                      '*/matplotlib/texmanager.py',
-                      '*/matplotlib/text.py',
                      '*/matplotlib/transforms.py',
                      '*/matplotlib/type1font.py',
                      '*/matplotlib/widgets.py',

diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/text.py b/lib/matplotlib/text.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 from six.moves import zip

 import math
+import warnings

 import numpy as np

@@ -358,7 +359,7 @@ def _get_layout(self, renderer):
        cornersHoriz = np.array(
            [(xmin, ymin), (xmin, ymax), (xmax, ymax), (xmax, ymin)],
            np.float_)
-        cornersHoriz[:,1] -= descent
+        cornersHoriz[:, 1] -= descent

        # now rotate the bbox
        cornersRotated = M.transform(cornersHoriz)
@@ -574,7 +575,6 @@ def draw(self, renderer):
                renderer = PathEffectRenderer(self.get_path_effects(),
                                              renderer)

-
            if rcParams['text.usetex']:
                renderer.draw_tex(gc, x, y, clean_line,
                                  self._fontproperties, angle, mtext=self)
@@ -1536,7 +1536,7 @@ def _get_ref_xy(self, renderer):
        if isinstance(self.xycoords, tuple):
            s1, s2 = self.xycoords
            if ((is_string_like(s1) and s1.split()[0] == "offset") or
-                (is_string_like(s2) and s2.split()[0] == "offset")):
+                  (is_string_like(s2) and s2.split()[0] == "offset")):
                raise ValueError("xycoords should not be an offset coordinate")
            x, y = self.xy
            x1, y1 = self._get_xy(renderer, x, y, s1)
@@ -1631,22 +1631,26 @@ def draggable(self, state=None, use_blit=False):
        return self._draggable

    @property
-    @cbook.deprecated('1.4', message='Use `anncoords` instead', name='textcoords', alternative='anncoords')
+    @cbook.deprecated('1.4', message='Use `anncoords` instead',
+                      name='textcoords', alternative='anncoords')
    def textcoords(self):
        return self.anncoords

    @textcoords.setter
-    @cbook.deprecated('1.4', message='Use `anncoords` instead', name='textcoords', alternative='anncoords')
+    @cbook.deprecated('1.4', message='Use `anncoords` instead',
+                      name='textcoords', alternative='anncoords')
    def textcoords(self, val):
        self.anncoords = val

    @property
-    @cbook.deprecated('1.4', message='Use `xyann` instead', name='xytext', alternative='xyann')
+    @cbook.deprecated('1.4', message='Use `xyann` instead',
+                      name='xytext', alternative='xyann')
    def xytext(self):
        self.xyann

    @xytext.setter
-    @cbook.deprecated('1.4', message='Use `xyann` instead', name='xytext', alternative='xyann')
+    @cbook.deprecated('1.4', message='Use `xyann` instead',
+                      name='xytext', alternative='xyann')
    def xytext(self, val):
        self.xyann = val

@@ -1776,6 +1780,13 @@ def __init__(self, s, xy,
                                 xy,
                                 xycoords=xycoords,
                                 annotation_clip=annotation_clip)
+        # warn about wonky input data
+        if (xytext is None and
+                textcoords is not None and
+                textcoords != xycoords):
+            warnings.warn("You have used the `textcoords` kwarg, but not "
+                          "the `xytext` kwarg.  This can lead to surprising "
+                          "results.")

        # clean up textcoords and assign default
        if textcoords is None: