Nov 1, 2018
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/axes/_axes.py b/lib/matplotlib/axes/_axes.py
 import six
 from six.moves import xrange, zip, zip_longest

 try:
    import collections.abc as collections_abc
 except ImportError:
    import collections as collections_abc
 import functools
 import itertools
 import logging
        # c is an array for mapping.  The potential ambiguity
        # with a sequence of 3 or 4 numbers is resolved in
        # favor of mapping, not rgb or rgba.
        if c_none or co is not None:
        if (c_none or
                co is not None or
                isinstance(c, six.string_types) or
                (isinstance(c, collections_abc.Iterable) and
                    isinstance(c[0], six.string_types))):
            c_array = None
        else:
            try:
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		import six
		from six.moves import xrange, zip, zip_longest

		try:
		import collections.abc as collections_abc
		except ImportError:
		import collections as collections_abc
		import functools
		import itertools
		import logging
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		# c is an array for mapping. The potential ambiguity
		# with a sequence of 3 or 4 numbers is resolved in
		# favor of mapping, not rgb or rgba.
		if c_none or co is not None:
		if (c_none or
		co is not None or
		isinstance(c, six.string_types) or
		(isinstance(c, collections_abc.Iterable) and
		isinstance(c[0], six.string_types))):
		c_array = None
		else:
		try:
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