Re: [matplotlib-devel] rotate_vector major bug in basemap

2008-05-11 Thread Jeff Whitaker
Eric Firing wrote:
> Jeff,
>
> The problem is not in basemap, it is numpy.  Basemap is doing the 
> right thing, using the astype method to ensure a copy--but that is not 
> what the method is actually doing in this case.  I filed a numpy 
> ticket (788).  I took a quick look at the numpy code but did not find 
> anything obviously amiss.
>
> If this does not get solved in numpy right away, the workaround in 
> basemap/pyproj _copytobuffer is to use npy.array(x, dtype=npy.float64, 
> copy=True) instead of the astype method.
>
> Eric

Eric:  Thanks a lot for tracking this down - great detective work!   
I'll keep an eye on the ticket and if it doesn't get fixed in 1.1 I'll 
use your suggested workaround.

-Jeff
>
> Eric Firing wrote:
>> Jeff,
>>
>> I sent that last message a little too quickly. Now I see that pyproj 
>> really is trying to ensure a copy--that is what the comments and 
>> docstring say--so I will simply try to find and fix the bug, the 
>> particular case in which a copy is not being made.
>>
>> Eric
>>
>> Eric Firing wrote:
>>> Jeff,
>>>
>>> I ran into a major bug that I think results from a fairly 
>>> deep-seated gotcha in basemap.  The problem lies with the in-place 
>>> transformation of 
> [...]


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[matplotlib-devel] mostly out of touch

2008-05-11 Thread John Hunter
I will be mostly out of touch for the next few days, but feel free to
proceed with the 0.91.3 and 0.98.beta pre-release as you all see fit
as you clear up the remaining hurdles.


Thanks,
JDH

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