Re: [Matplotlib-users] Plotting in C++

2008-03-22 Thread Francesco Biscani
Simson Garfinkel wrote: > Dear Francesco, > > I'm sorry --- it is hard not to read your message and laugh. You > really think that the static type checking of C++ is protecting you? > Well, it may be, but C++ is unsafe in so many other ways that you are > not doing yourself a favor by working

Re: [Matplotlib-users] Plotting in C++

2008-03-21 Thread Simson Garfinkel
Dear Francesco, I'm sorry --- it is hard not to read your message and laugh. You really think that the static type checking of C++ is protecting you? Well, it may be, but C++ is unsafe in so many other ways that you are not doing yourself a favor by working in it. If you want to use a types

Re: [Matplotlib-users] Plotting in C++

2008-03-21 Thread Alan G Isaac
On Sat, 01 Mar 2008, Francesco Biscani apparently wrote: > I'm currently working mostly in C++ and exploring > integration with Python through Boost.Python+IPython+MPL. > I enjoy working in Python, but I'm afraid of making a more > consistent switch mainly for fear of losing the static > type c

Re: [Matplotlib-users] Plotting in C++

2008-03-21 Thread Francesco Biscani
Hi all, Christopher Barker wrote: > "The only difference that my users see between an app written in Python > and C++ is that the Python one has more features...and fewer bugs." > I'm currently working mostly in C++ and exploring integration with Python through Boost.Python+IPython+MPL. I en

Re: [Matplotlib-users] Plotting in C++

2008-02-29 Thread Christopher Barker
This is getting OT, but I'd kind of like to see it get archived somewhere... João Luís Silva wrote: > I'm trying to explore new options, and learn new skills. My favorite > programming languages are C/C++ and Python. I use Python for small > scripts and applications, and C/C++ for everything els

Re: [Matplotlib-users] Plotting in C++

2008-02-29 Thread Matthieu Brucher
> > I'm trying to explore new options, and learn new skills. My favorite > programming languages are C/C++ and Python. I use Python for small > scripts and applications, and C/C++ for everything else. I've started a > smallish/medium size open source app in python+pygtk+matplotlib+numpy > (laserfoa

Re: [Matplotlib-users] Plotting in C++

2008-02-29 Thread João Luís Silva
Christopher Barker wrote: > João Luis Silva wrote: >>So do you know any free open source library for plotting, that can be >> embedded in a GUI (such as wxWidgets or GTK), and usable from C/C++? > > If you're not committed to a particular GUI, check out QT -- I think > there are some plotting

Re: [Matplotlib-users] Plotting in C++

2008-02-29 Thread Christopher Barker
João Luis Silva wrote: >So do you know any free open source library for plotting, that can be > embedded in a GUI (such as wxWidgets or GTK), and usable from C/C++? If you're not committed to a particular GUI, check out QT -- I think there are some plotting tools for QT out there: http://qwt

Re: [Matplotlib-users] Plotting in C++

2008-02-29 Thread John Hunter
On Fri, Feb 29, 2008 at 9:40 AM, João Luis Silva <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >So do you know any free open source library for plotting, that can be > embedded in a GUI (such as wxWidgets or GTK), and usable from C/C++? > Matplotlib may well be a killer application for me in the sense that it

[Matplotlib-users] Plotting in C++

2008-02-29 Thread João Luis Silva
Hello all, I'm starting a new application, and I want to do it in C++. Previously, I've coded similar things in Python and pygtk, using matplotlib for the graphics. Now I want to create an application in C++ with a GUI that needs to display simple plots and hidden surface 3D plots and that runs on