On Mon, Jun 2, 2008 at 7:28 AM, John Hunter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, Jun 2, 2008 at 3:26 AM, Fernando Perez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I've added this little bit of code to the default ipython -pylab startup: > > The latest releases of pylab already provide np and plt in the pylab > namespace. > > Would it be better to simply add a "pyplot" mode to ipython to > encourage the proper usage, and in this mode import only as few > symbols (np, plt, and sp if possible)?
I'm not sure the duplication is worthwhile (users don't read mailing lists on weekends, you know? They have lives and all that :) Besides, for ipython the 'import *' mode *is* a reasonable use case, since when you're working interactively, you really just want to type plot(x,cos(x**2)+sin(x**3)) and not some plt.foo/np.bar contraption. So I think there remains a use case for importing all the names in at the top level (remember that you can configure now ipython to NOT do 'from pylab import *' anymore if you reall want a clean namespace). The use case is mostly to provide an environment where the standard examples and docstrings that may use either numpy or np, pylab/pyplot/plt are always defined, so users can copy/paste without fear. Cheers, f ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-devel mailing list Matplotlib-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-devel
