Re: [matplotlib-devel] Matplotlib property support

2013-01-16 Thread Todd
On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 2:52 PM, Michael Droettboom wrote: > This seems like a good candidate for a MEP. We'd want to take a > graceful approach to transitioning to properties. > > See here for information about MEPs: > > https://github.com/matplotlib/matplotlib/wiki > > Mike > > > > I have cre

Re: [matplotlib-devel] Matplotlib property support

2013-01-16 Thread Joe Kington
On Jan 16, 2013 2:05 PM, "Todd" wrote: > > On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 2:55 PM, Benjamin Root wrote: >> >> >> On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 2:42 PM, Todd wrote: >>> >>> Currently matplotlib uses set_ and get_ functions for reading and writing values. However, since 2.6 python supports properties, which a

Re: [matplotlib-devel] Matplotlib property support

2013-01-16 Thread Benjamin Root
On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 3:05 PM, Todd wrote: > On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 2:55 PM, Benjamin Root wrote: > >> >> On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 2:42 PM, Todd wrote: >> >>> Currently matplotlib uses set_ and get_ functions for reading and >>> writing values. However, since 2.6 python supports properties,

Re: [matplotlib-devel] Matplotlib property support

2013-01-16 Thread Todd
On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 2:55 PM, Benjamin Root wrote: > > On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 2:42 PM, Todd wrote: > >> Currently matplotlib uses set_ and get_ functions for reading and writing >> values. However, since 2.6 python supports properties, which allow access >> to such values as attributes in a

Re: [matplotlib-devel] Matplotlib property support

2013-01-16 Thread Benjamin Root
On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 2:42 PM, Todd wrote: > Currently matplotlib uses set_ and get_ functions for reading and writing > values. However, since 2.6 python supports properties, which allow access > to such values as attributes in addition to using the functions directly. > Would it be worthwhil

Re: [matplotlib-devel] Matplotlib property support

2013-01-16 Thread Michael Droettboom
This seems like a good candidate for a MEP. We'd want to take a graceful approach to transitioning to properties. See here for information about MEPs: https://github.com/matplotlib/matplotlib/wiki Mike On 01/16/2013 02:42 PM, Todd wrote: Currently matplotlib uses set_ and get_ functions for

[matplotlib-devel] Matplotlib property support

2013-01-16 Thread Todd
Currently matplotlib uses set_ and get_ functions for reading and writing values. However, since 2.6 python supports properties, which allow access to such values as attributes in addition to using the functions directly. Would it be worthwhile implementing property support in matplotlib?