FYI, I have started the refactoring we discussed at scipy. I think what tony is suggesting is the same thing.
I've created a "work in progress" pull request: https://github.com/matplotlib/matplotlib/pull/2213 In the refactoring we discussed at Scipy, we did not mention the pyplots wrapper at all. It does not impact pyplot or the axes module at all as it doesn't change the API at all. If we want to do something more in depth that impacts the API, I think it would be worth writing a MEP. Thanks, N On 11 July 2013 13:12, Anton Akhmerov <anton.akhme...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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
