Index: figure.py
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--- figure.py	(revision 8763)
+++ figure.py	(working copy)
@@ -685,7 +685,7 @@
             if ispolar:
                 if projection is not None and projection != 'polar':
                     raise ValueError(
-                        "polar=True, yet projection='%s'. " +
+                        "polar=True, yet projection='%s'. "
                         "Only one of these arguments should be supplied." %
                         projection)
                 projection = 'polar'
