Re: [matplotlib-devel] patch: Error Bars, upper and lower limits

[Eric F. <ef...@ha...>]

Manuel Metz wrote:
> Hello,
> I have attached a patch that adds the ability to draw upper/lower limits 
> indicators for errorbars. New keyword args had to be introduced to the 
> errorbar command, and I also had to add new plot styles. I chose 
> 'y','Y','z' and 'Z' as new linestyles for arrowheads pointing up,down, 
> left, right (see lines.py).
> 
> An example and its output is also attached.
> 
> Eric: I know, I don't use masked array in this patch ;_) . The reason 
> was that errorbar() also doesn't use them, and a did not want to 
> completely change that function but just add the new feature. Switching 
> to masked arrays should be straight forward, I think :-)

OK, thanks.  I don't think that masked array support is needed for 
errorbar plots; certainly it is not high priority.

I will look at your patch later this week; I am pretty thoroughly tied 
up right now.

Eric