On 10/18/07, Eric Firing <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Jeremy Conlin wrote: > > On 10/17/07, Charles Seaton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Jeremy, > >> > >> I ran across the answer to this last week while searching the list for > >> info on datestr2num (both subjects happened to come up in the same > >> exchange). > >> > >> http://www.nabble.com/First-impression-from-a-new-user-tf1716894.html#a4662446 > >> > >> plot(x, y, linestyle='*steps*') > >> > >> Charles Seaton > > > > > > Well that's great! (I should have at least tried making such a plot > > before posting. Sorry.) How come I couldn't find it in the > > documentation? I can't find anything about available linestyles. Am > > I looking the wrong location? I am looking at users_guide_0.9.0.pdf > > The user's guide tends to lag. To find the latest features, look at the > CHANGELOG, the examples, and the docstrings. Ipython is a big help for > looking at docstrings and trying things out. Are you familiar with it? > > Eric > am familiar with IPython and use it all the time as a replacement for the standard Python interpreter. I don't always use the extra features it offers. I just did
help pylab.plot and there it was, what the available linestyles. Again lesson learned, read the (available) documentation before asking the questions. It is sometimes confusing where to go for the documentation. Thanks, Jeremy ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-users mailing list Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users
