I have been working on updating the trunk to provide enthought.traits version 2.6b1. backend_driver.py is running without exceptions using the traited config package with the internal traits package.
Issues: 1) there are lots of absolute package imports scattered throughout traits' code. I worked around this by adding a line to matplotlib/__init__.py: sys.path.append(os.path.split(__file__)[0]) This lets matplotlib access enthought.traits without modifying enthoughts code (anymore than Gael had already done by stripping the pkg_resources imports). 2) When I tried updating rc_traits.py to import matplotlib.enthought.traits instead of enthought.traits (which isnt on the PYTHONPATH), I discovered a problem: enthought.traits.trait_errors.TraitError: The 'parents_items' trait of a ViewElements instance must be a TraitListEvent, but a value of <matplotlib.enthought.traits.trait_handlers.TraitListEvent object at 0x850454c> was specified. So traits would be a behind-the-scenes package, for internal mpl use only. 3) We can not include traits-3 without either adding setuptools as an external dependency (which is already true for python-2.3 users) or monkey-patching distutils. traits-3 includes some pyrex code, which standard distutils does not recognize. I have not committed my work to svn yet. I wanted to get some feedback on points 1 and 2 first. Is it acceptable to use traits internally, but not expose it to the end user? I think the answer is yes, and that this is even a benefit. If we want to make it an external dependency we can strip the package out without impacting any user code. Darren ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-devel mailing list Matplotlib-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-devel
