diff --git a/src/backends/pyplot.jl b/src/backends/pyplot.jl
index 7f986a50..f01a6ad5 100644
--- a/src/backends/pyplot.jl
+++ b/src/backends/pyplot.jl
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ function py_colormap(cg::ColorGradient)
     cm
 end
 function py_colormap(cg::PlotUtils.CategoricalColorGradient)
-    r = range(0, 1, length = 256)
+    r = range(0, stop = 1, length = 256)
     pyvals = collect(zip(r, py_color(cg[r])))
     cm = pycolors."LinearSegmentedColormap"."from_list"("tmp", pyvals)
     cm."set_bad"(color=(0,0,0,0.0), alpha=0.0)
diff --git a/src/components.jl b/src/components.jl
index dfe0b633..d1cf1d91 100644
--- a/src/components.jl
+++ b/src/components.jl
@@ -752,7 +752,7 @@ end
 
 @deprecate curve_points coords
 
-coords(curve::BezierCurve, n::Integer = 30; range = [0,1]) = map(curve, Base.range(range..., length=n))
+coords(curve::BezierCurve, n::Integer = 30; range = [0,1]) = map(curve, Base.range(first(range), stop=last(range), length=n))
 
 # build a BezierCurve which leaves point p vertically upwards and arrives point q vertically upwards.
 # may create a loop if necessary.  Assumes the view is [0,1]
diff --git a/src/shorthands.jl b/src/shorthands.jl
index 0c9f626a..7c48e925 100644
--- a/src/shorthands.jl
+++ b/src/shorthands.jl
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ Draw contour lines of the `Surface` z.
 
 # Example
 ```julia-repl
-julia> x = y = range(-20, 20, length = 100)
+julia> x = y = range(-20, stop = 20, length = 100)
 julia> contour(x, y, (x, y) -> x^2 + y^2)
 ```
 """
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ Draw a 3D surface plot.
 # Example
 ```julia-repl
 julia> using LinearAlgebra
-julia> x = y = range(-3, 3, length = 100)
+julia> x = y = range(-3, stop = 3, length = 100)
 julia> surface(x, y, (x, y) -> sinc(norm([x, y])))
 ```
 """