I would like to discuss about the Project Idea Improve the Plotting Module being proposed on the Sympy Gsoc 2014 Ideas List. I am glad to hear Stefan is willing to mentor this project. I am looking forward to contribute to Sympy by working on this project idea as part of the upcoming Summer of Code. I chose to work on this project as the idea looks very appealing to me and I have the desired skills to work on this project. I can get the work done within Google Summer of Code time as a propective student.
After getting myself acquainted with the sympy code and the libraries being getting used while working on this project idea, I would discuss some of the work to be done as part of this project over here. Firstly I would like to discuss about writing/fixing/ extening the backends for the plotting module of Sympy. Currently Sympy makes use of pyglet for plotting 3D plots. Since it is mentioned that we can add backends : matplotlib, Google Chart API link, pyglet, asciart, d3.js and mayavi. I think working on this would be better. I had tried my hands working with the d3.js and mayavi backend and can start off working on this after seeking appropriate guidance from the mentor. Since after the addition of the d3.js and mayavi, I don't think we would require pyglet module for plotting. Or it is necessary to keep it and improve and write backend for it too. D3.js and mayavi can handle both plotting of 2D and 3D plots. Apart from this we are also having one three.js which would also be a great additon as backend to sympy plotting module. Secondly, I would like to discuss about : Implement a intelligent routine that automatically determines the regions of interest for plotting. For this what be better for Sympy plotting module. Anyone having some idea as of which tool(s) can be used to make this happen. Last but not the least, I would like to discuss about the current pyglet module that Sympy is using for plotting. Can we remove this remove after we have the backends added to the Sympy Plotting Module. If not, What are the issues specifically working on this for plotting 2D and 3D plots. I can put in efforts to improve this module and willing to work as a prospective student. @ Stefan : I would like to know about the suitable time when you are available on IRC so that I can discuss more on the project ides, issues (if any) and get the queries solved. Could you Please fix some slot for the discussion of the project idea. You can have a look at my github profile[1] and can contact me on IRC.[2] [1] Github : *https://github.com/NitinAgarwal <https://github.com/NitinAgarwal>*[2] IRC : nitinagarwal3006 *Nitin Agarwal* -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "sympy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to sympy+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to sympy@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sympy. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
