On Tuesday 17 July 2007 12:04:54 pm John Hunter wrote: > > I was wondering, though, whether there'd be any support for some work > > which tidied up the near-duplicate code in axes.py. I've been playing > > Certainly, but probably not using meta-classes. > > > around with an approach using python's metaclass support, which, for > > example, would replace the definitions of the two near-identical > > functions set_xscale() and set_yscale() with the one meta-definition: > > > > @MC_Traited.construct_traited_variants > > def set__AXISLETTER_scale(self, value, base_AXISLETTER_ = 10, > > subs_AXISLETTER_ = None): """ > > SET_%(axis_letter_UC)sSCALE(value, base%(axis_letter)s = 10, > > subs%(axis_letter)s = None) > > I'm disinclined to use python black magic -- I find it makes the code > harder to grok for the typical scientist, and these are our main > developers. Most of these guys are still trying to figure out what a > class is <wink>
It's true. That bit of code looks like Perl to me. Darren ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-users mailing list Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users
