On Mon, Dec 10, 2012 at 3:45 AM, Phil Elson <pelson....@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks for bringing this up, it is certainly valuable to highlight this on > the mailinglist. As you say, the change is hard to spot and, I agree, makes > library code supporting v1.1.1 and v1.2 harder than one would like. > Typically, anything which is going to break core APIs (even slightly) should > be documented under the "API Changes" page here > http://matplotlib.org/api/api_changes.html#changes-in-1-2-x
I suggest that an API change should have triggered a major version bump to mpl-2.0.0. It seems a well-established expectation for a major.minor.bugfix versioning scheme that bugfix releases will not introduce new features, and minor releases will not introduce API changes. Darren ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LogMeIn Rescue: Anywhere, Anytime Remote support for IT. Free Trial Remotely access PCs and mobile devices and provide instant support Improve your efficiency, and focus on delivering more value-add services Discover what IT Professionals Know. Rescue delivers http://p.sf.net/sfu/logmein_12329d2d _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-users mailing list Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users
