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Merge pull request matplotlib#2485 from NelleV/error_message
ENH better error message when wrong cmap name.
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lib/matplotlib/cm.py

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@@ -157,8 +157,10 @@ def get_cmap(name=None, lut=None):
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return cmap_d[name]
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elif name in datad:
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return _generate_cmap(name, lut)
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raise ValueError("Colormap %s is not recognized" % name)
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else:
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raise ValueError(
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"Colormap %s is not recognized. Possible values are: %s"
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% (name, ', '.join(cmap_d.keys())))
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class ScalarMappable:

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