Thanks Michael and Benjamin — this answers all my questions.
On Wednesday, October 26, 2011 at 11:11 AM, Michael Droettboom wrote: > On 10/26/2011 02:40 AM, Benjamin Root wrote: > > > > > > On Tuesday, October 25, 2011, jniemasik <niema...@gmail.com > > (mailto:niema...@gmail.com)> wrote: > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > Google App Engine recently added an experimental Python 2.7 option, and > > > along with it, support for numpy. > > > > > > App Engine only allows pure python code to be uploaded. But now that > > > numpy > > > is available on the server, I was hoping I could create a pure python > > > build > > > of matplotlib that I can run on App Engine. > > > > > > Any suggestions on how to do this (existing tutorial, or at least which > > > backend to use, etc.)? Is it possible? > > > > > > Many thanks, > > > Jamie > > > > One thing I just noticed is that PIL is available.in (http://available.in) > > the app engine I wonder if a PIL based backend might be suitable for > > replacing the compiled _png.so used for writing png images and maybe some > > other formats in the app engine? > With the pure Python backends (PS, PDF, SVG) you should be able to do most > things, except actually rasterize an image... but since it's a webapp anyway, > SVG should suffice and have it rendered in the client. Of course there are > still pieces that would need to be rewritten in Python -- contouring, path > simplification, geometry functions, font handling. I don't know if the PIL > FontImage support would suffice as a replacement for the freetype wrapper we > currently have -- otherwise reimplementing freetype in Python (even to just > get the font metrics) is probably considerable work. > > In other words, it's possible, but not as it stands without rewriting a lot > of C++ code in Python. > > Mike > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > The demand for IT networking professionals continues to grow, and the > demand for specialized networking skills is growing even more rapidly. > Take a complimentary Learning@Cisco Self-Assessment and learn > about Cisco certifications, training, and career opportunities. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/cisco-dev2dev > > _______________________________________________ > Matplotlib-users mailing list > Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net > (mailto:Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net) > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users > >
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