On 04/19/2011 05:03 AM, James Evans wrote: > Honestly, I do not know what the units rc param is for. Personally I try to > stay away from anything rc parameter related. > I'm not an rc fan, either, though the rc system does have its benefits.
> I would guess that it was put in to handle default units, but the unit system > handles defaults based on the type of data being plotted. Perhaps it was > added in the first draft of the unit code and never removed when it was > revised? > It's a boolean. I suspect that long ago it was for turning experimental units support on or off. > As far as I know, there is no need for it. I will try removing it. Eric > > --James > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Darren Dale [mailto:dsdal...@gmail.com] >> Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 4:42 AM >> To: Eric Firing; jreva...@earthlink.net >> Cc: matplotlib development list >> Subject: Re: [matplotlib-devel] What is rcParams['units'] for? >> >> On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 3:07 AM, Eric Firing<efir...@hawaii.edu> wrote: >>> While investigating the imshow problem reported today by Emanuale >>> Passera (a problem that seems to have been fixed, though I don't know >>> when or how), I stumbled across the verbose-helpful report of the >>> "units" rcParams entry. Sure enough, it is in rcsetup.py and in >>> matplotlibrc.template, but a quick code scan turned up no evidence >>> that it is used anywhere. Is it vestigial, and a candidate for surgical >> removal? >> >> James, do you know what the units rc parameter was for, and can it be >> removed? >> >> Darren >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Benefiting from Server Virtualization: Beyond Initial Workload Consolidation >> - >> - Increasing the use of server virtualization is a top >> priority.Virtualization can >> reduce costs, simplify management, and improve application availability and >> disaster protection. Learn more about boosting the value of server >> virtualization. http://p.sf.net/sfu/vmware-sfdev2dev >> _______________________________________________ >> Matplotlib-devel mailing list >> Matplotlib-devel@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-devel > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Benefiting from Server Virtualization: Beyond Initial Workload Consolidation -- Increasing the use of server virtualization is a top priority.Virtualization can reduce costs, simplify management, and improve application availability and disaster protection. Learn more about boosting the value of server virtualization. http://p.sf.net/sfu/vmware-sfdev2dev _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-devel mailing list Matplotlib-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-devel
