[matplotlib-devel] scatter docs

2008-01-10 Thread Manuel Metz
There was a question on the matplotlib-users list about symbols in scatter, that made me realize that the new "marker = (5,0)" ... syntax, that I contributed some time ago, were not documented. So I tried to write a doc string. Can anyone please check this and add the patch? Btw: shouldn't the

Re: [matplotlib-devel] resurrecting namespace packages

2008-01-10 Thread Jeff Whitaker
Andrew Straw wrote: > Great -- hopefully that saved you some API re-arrangement pain. No > problem on shuffling mpl_sizer around -- please go ahead do it if you > have time. > > -Andrew > > Jeff Whitaker wrote: >> Andrew: Thanks, you've convinced me. Is it OK with you if I go >> ahead and make

Re: [matplotlib-devel] resurrecting namespace packages

2008-01-10 Thread Ted Drain
Could someone point me at a discussion/article that explains the need for namespace packages? I'm sure there is some good reason for it but on the surface it seems very confusing. I've always thought that the purpose of the __init__ file is to define the public interface for a package. So wh

Re: [matplotlib-devel] resurrecting namespace packages

2008-01-10 Thread Jeff Whitaker
Ted Drain wrote: > Could someone point me at a discussion/article that explains the need > for namespace packages? I'm sure there is some good reason for it but > on the surface it seems very confusing. I've always thought that the > purpose of the __init__ file is to define the public interfa

Re: [matplotlib-devel] resurrecting namespace packages

2008-01-10 Thread Eric Firing
Jeff Whitaker wrote: > Ted Drain wrote: >> Could someone point me at a discussion/article that explains the need >> for namespace packages? I'm sure there is some good reason for it but >> on the surface it seems very confusing. I've always thought that the >> purpose of the __init__ file is t

Re: [matplotlib-devel] resurrecting namespace packages

2008-01-10 Thread Jeff Whitaker
Eric Firing wrote: > Jeff Whitaker wrote: >> Ted Drain wrote: >>> Could someone point me at a discussion/article that explains the >>> need for namespace packages? I'm sure there is some good reason for >>> it but on the surface it seems very confusing. I've always thought >>> that the purpose