On 2013/07/20 2:38 PM, David P. Sanders wrote: > And this is my problem with 'rc': it brings to mind an arcane config > file hidden away somewhere that has a terrible syntax and must not be > touched. > > As Chris and Adrian have emphasized, the point is that we *should* be > tweaking away at the parameters all the time. > I propose to rename as mpl_params=rcParams >
Yes, mpl_params is more descriptive and easy to remember. rcParams is ugly, obscure, and archaic. It will have to remain available for a long time, but I don't object to changing standard usage to a nicer name. There might even be a better name than "mpl_params"--"settings" comes to mind, or maybe "style". As for parameter tweaking: the defaults shipped with mpl should be changed only rarely, but we should make it as easy as possible for users to customize plots, including coming up with good combinations of style parameters. In some cases it makes sense to do this via a matplotlibrc file, in other cases it is better to do the parameter setting explicitly at the top of a script. Regarding defaults, note that I said "rarely", not "never". The whole rc system could use a good review--maybe resulting in lots of changes, maybe not--so I welcome the attention you are directing to it. Eric ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See everything from the browser to the database with AppDynamics Get end-to-end visibility with application monitoring from AppDynamics Isolate bottlenecks and diagnose root cause in seconds. Start your free trial of AppDynamics Pro today! http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=48808831&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-devel mailing list Matplotlib-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-devel
