Re: What would you like to see in a book about Matplotlib?

2009-01-11 Thread Sandro Tosi
On Sun, Jan 11, 2009 at 18:50, Dotan Cohen wrote: > 2009/1/11 Sandro Tosi : >>> I would suggest at least a chapter on _acquiring_ the data that is to >>> be plotted using Python to scrape different sources _not_designed_ to >>> be scraped. Online webpages come to mind. An example on retrieving, >>

Re: What would you like to see in a book about Matplotlib?

2009-01-11 Thread Dotan Cohen
2009/1/11 Sandro Tosi : >> I would suggest at least a chapter on _acquiring_ the data that is to >> be plotted using Python to scrape different sources _not_designed_ to >> be scraped. Online webpages come to mind. An example on retrieving, >> for instance, the prices of varying currencies, parsing

Re: What would you like to see in a book about Matplotlib?

2009-01-11 Thread Sandro Tosi
Hi Dotan, On Jan 11, 10:02 am, "Dotan Cohen" wrote: > 2009/1/5 Sandro Tosi : > > Your suggestions are really appreciated :) And wish me good luck! > > I wish you good luck! Thanks you :) > I would suggest at least a chapter on _acquiring_ the data that is to > be plotted using Python to scrape

Re: What would you like to see in a book about Matplotlib?

2009-01-11 Thread Sandro Tosi
going on the source. > > > - what would you like to see in a book about matplotlib? > > How to use the API. Of course we will follow a gradual path, introducing simple apis and then going deeper in the advanced features. So, if you mean API as "pyplot.figure()" and so, th

Re: What would you like to see in a book about Matplotlib?

2009-01-11 Thread Sandro Tosi
t; The documentation for basic plot configuration, especially for embedded > plots, and also tapping into the event model is very weak currently. > These need the most improvement. What do you mean by "event model"? > > - what would you like to see in a book about m

Re: What would you like to see in a book about Matplotlib?

2009-01-11 Thread Dotan Cohen
n you were beginning to use > matplotlib, you wanted to see grouped up but couldn't find? > - what would you like to see in a book about matplotlib? > - what are some those advanced feature that made you yell "WOW!!" ? > - what are the things you'd like to explore of ma

Re: What would you like to see in a book about Matplotlib?

2009-01-11 Thread Sandro Tosi
Hello Marco, thanks for your reply (and sorry for my late one) On Jan 6, 9:26 am, Marco Nawijn wrote: > On Jan 5, 10:57 am, Sandro Tosi wrote: > I am happy to hear that there might be a book on Matplotlib. I am > using Matplotlib for a while now and find it a very usefull and > powerfull library

Re: What would you like to see in a book about Matplotlib?

2009-01-07 Thread Thomas Guettler
anted to see grouped up but couldn't find? The API is not good documented. It was very hard for me to understand what was going on the source. > - what would you like to see in a book about matplotlib? How to use the API. Thomas -- Thomas Guettler, http://www.thomas-guettler.de

What would you like to see in a book about Matplotlib?

2009-01-06 Thread Sandro Tosi
what would you like to see in a book about matplotlib? - what are some those advanced feature that made you yell "WOW!!" ? - what are the things you'd like to explore of matplotlib and never had time to do? Your suggestions are really appreciated :) And wish me good luck! -- http://ma

Re: What would you like to see in a book about Matplotlib?

2009-01-06 Thread James Stroud
ly for embedded plots, and also tapping into the event model is very weak currently. These need the most improvement. - what would you like to see in a book about matplotlib? A big, huge, gigantic, chapter---no make that 3 chapters--on programming interactivity with the plot canvas. - what

Re: What would you like to see in a book about Matplotlib?

2009-01-06 Thread Marco Nawijn
hings that, when you were beginning to use > matplotlib, you wanted to see grouped up but couldn't find? > - what would you like to see in a book about matplotlib? > - what are some those advanced feature that made you yell "WOW!!" ? > - what are the things you'd li