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Matplotlib, boxplot, format issues on python code

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Difficulty
1/5
Estimated time
Under an hour
Newbie friendliness
55/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
matplotlib, python
Domain
documentation

Research direction

Search the lesson files for the matplotlib boxplot section and inspect how its Python code block is marked up and rendered. Fix the formatting so the literal {:.language-python} text no longer appears beneath the block, then verify the rendered lesson displays the code correctly.

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Description

What is the problem?

There is a format issue on the matplotlib, boxplot section. where python code block is not formatted correctly, says {:.language-python} underneath

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Merged PRs (30d)
1

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