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`wrap_viscm` snippet in docs raises error

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2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
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Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
python
Domain
documentation

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Locate the documentation snippet that calls cmocean.plots.wrap_viscm and reproduce it after installing the plots extra. Check how the plots module is exposed by the cmocean package, then verify that the documented snippet runs without the reported AttributeError.

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Description

This occurs even with the plots extra installed (pip install cmocean[plots])

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/robatt/Projects/_tmp/viscm/test.py", line 3, in <module>
    cmocean.plots.wrap_viscm(cmocean.cm.haline)
    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
AttributeError: module 'cmocean' has no attribute 'plots'
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