in a recent thread on the matplotlib-devel list http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.python.matplotlib.devel/2646
we've been discussing a plan to jettison support for the three array packages in matplotlib. There are a few good reasons for us to do this * having multiple array based packages is bad for scientific computing in python, and the numerix compatibility layer makes it easier for us all to continue supporting all three and hinders progress * there are a lot of nice features in numpy and numarray that we cannot use internally in mpl development since we are relying on a least common denominator compatibility layer * the matplotlib binaries are larger than they need to be, since we have to compile our extension code against numpy, numarray and numeric. It also increase compile times significantly, which can be a pain for developers. Our basic plan is to do a release in the next couple of weeks which, as before, utilizes the numerix layer internally but may issue deprecation warnings for people using numerix with Numeric or numarray. After that, we will stop using numerix internally in matplotlib development, though will retain the numerix layer externally so your code which uses it will not break. As long as you are using a fairly recent version of Numeric or numarray which supports the array interface, your code should continue to work with matplotlib as far as I understand. But internally, we'll be using numpy (and you should too where possible). So after the next release, matplotlib svn will begin to be converted to numpy, which will probably take a while, and when it is done (say in 6 weeks) we'll release the first numpy only mpl. If anyone has any comments or objections to this plan, speak now. JDH ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-users mailing list Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users
