John Hunter wrote: > On Fri, Jun 13, 2008 at 3:28 PM, Ryan May <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>> Ryan: I'm sure you could do it, and it would be a nice contribution to >>> the community. There's some IDL code here > >> Thanks. I also managed to find a matlab implementation, which was >> straightforward to port over. I'm working on fleshing out the full > > Just a note of caution: if you want to write something that will be > included in matplotlib or a toolkit, you need to be mindful of the > licenses of code you are looking at. While matplotlib has replicated > to an extent the names and signatures of many matlab functions, we > haven't looked at any of their code. A lot of IDL and matlab code > comes with restrictive licenses, so make sure you are not violating > the terms of those licenses for any code that might be suitable for > contribution.
Yeah, I'm aware of this. The code I mention, however, is taken from meteorology class assignment. Also, in this case, I'm really only using it for a reference on how to do the "skew" calculation. The code is *far* too ugly to directly port. :) I can appreciate the need for caution however. Ryan -- Ryan May Graduate Research Assistant School of Meteorology University of Oklahoma ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://sourceforge.net/services/buy/index.php _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-devel mailing list Matplotlib-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-devel
