Eric Firing wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> Revision: 6385 >> http://matplotlib.svn.sourceforge.net/matplotlib/?rev=6385&view=rev >> Author: ryanmay >> Date: 2008-11-10 18:59:18 +0000 (Mon, 10 Nov 2008) >> >> Log Message: >> ----------- >> Make iterable() and is_string_like() return True/False instead of 1/0. > > Agreed--good cleanup. > > A larger problem is that if you index out an element from a numpy array > of strings, it is a numpy string array scalar, and it is not recognized > by is_string_like. I have a fix for that (not committed), but it > causes breakage elsewhere. All this is an example of the perils of > duck-typing; it has its advantages, but also its pitfalls.
What's your fix, and, more importantly, what breakage does it cause? I've added a fix locally to just check to see if the string is an instance of np.string_. It works, along with a few other things, to fix the scatter() problem. I was just getting ready to start running this stuff by the list... Ryan -- Ryan May Graduate Research Assistant School of Meteorology University of Oklahoma ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-devel mailing list Matplotlib-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-devel
