Eric Firing <efiring@...> writes: > > Anton, > > Yes, I have done things like that in my own code, and basemap has a > similar ability to call gca() when an Axes is not supplied. One can > even perform the pyplot import on an as-needed basis instead of raising > an error. Nevetheless, it still represents what I view as a big change > in mpl design, scrambling the state machine pyplot layer into the OO > layer. Sometimes this sort of thing is good, sometimes it isn't. In > the present case, I am far from convinced that it would be good. I > don't see any real benefit at all over the present design. I think that > for the sanity of the developers, if nothing else, it is important to > maintain some clear layering and hierarchy. > > Eric >
I completely agree with that, and I just wanted to point out the possibility. With the proposed separation of the plots to a separate module, I think, the reasonable thing for pyplot would be to wrap the corresponding plot functions by feeding gca into the axis argument. PS for what I think, pyplot right now is way too thick of a layer, obstructing an API use of backends. Anton ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See everything from the browser to the database with AppDynamics Get end-to-end visibility with application monitoring from AppDynamics Isolate bottlenecks and diagnose root cause in seconds. Start your free trial of AppDynamics Pro today! http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=48808831&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-devel mailing list Matplotlib-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-devel
