On 24/10/2013 21:26, Paul Ivanov wrote: > One quick reply: > > Daniele Nicolodi, on 2013-10-24 21:03, wrote: >> One thing I dislike is, for example, the add_subplot() method: >> >> f = plt.figure() >> a = f.add_subplot(111) >> a.plot(x, y) >> >> it feels completely out of place (why I need to add a subplot if the >> only thing I want to do is to create a figure with a single plot in it?) >> and kind of magic (what is the number 111?). > > f, a = plt.subplots() > a.plot(x, y)
That's better, however to create _sub_ plots to have a single plot into a figure still feels weird, also I would expect it to be a method of the Figure class and not a top level function. Furthermore, most documentation refers to add_subplot() and not subplots() which has a more understandable function signature. In principle I think the current API violates the "There should be one-- and preferably only one --obvious way to do it" rule here, and elsewhere :-) I feel the way forward should be to create a cleaner API and map the current one through a compatibility layer to that. Cheers, Daniele ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ October Webinars: Code for Performance Free Intel webinars can help you accelerate application performance. Explore tips for MPI, OpenMP, advanced profiling, and more. Get the most from the latest Intel processors and coprocessors. See abstracts and register > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=60135991&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-devel mailing list Matplotlib-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-devel
