Hi Corbin, On Mon, May 30, 2011 at 10:09 AM, Corbin Fletcher <cefno...@gmail.com> wrote: > I am a college student and I want to be able to use matplotlib to plot > publishing quality graphs > and embed them into my pdf documents (all composed with latex) for > college. This would give my documents a more professional look. > > I do not know the first thing about Python language. And I am only able > to create a very simple pie graph by using and editing a script file > from mpl's website. > > But things are not going well and I do not want to use any other > programs such as GNUplot or other such open source programs which run on > my linux machine and I am not purchasing any anything developed by > Micro$oft. > > I have come to a road block and need guidance regarding what materials > (e.g. books) I should purchase to help teach myself python/mathplolib or > how I should move forward to become proficient use mpl? > > I know little or nothing now so any newbie advice is much appreciated.
I used matplotlib to generate publication-quality images for academic literature and my dissertation. To get started, I recommend reading "Learning Python" by Mark Lutz, which is a gentle intro to the language. Then I would move on to either skimming through the matplotlib documentation at http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/users/index.html , or looking through some of the examples at http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/examples/index.html . The mathtext support is pretty good, now that matplotlib implements the mathtext layout algorithms, but if you are an advanced latexer, you may want to look at the tex demo and usetex demos at the above examples website. Darren ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ vRanger cuts backup time in half-while increasing security. With the market-leading solution for virtual backup and recovery, you get blazing-fast, flexible, and affordable data protection. Download your free trial now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/quest-d2dcopy1 _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-users mailing list Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users
