Re: [Gnuplot-py-users] plotting dates

[Michael H. <mh...@al...>]

frank h. wrote:
> I am not sure I understand gnuplot.py completely yet
> but I havent found a way to plot a timeseries, e.g.
> 
> set xdata time
> 
> in gnuplot speak
> 
> how would one go about this with gnuplot.py?

In general, you can send any command to gnuplot by using

>>> g = Gnuplot.Gnuplot()
>>> g('set xdata time')

But that leaves the more difficult question of how you can output time
data from Gnuplot.py.  Unfortunately, there is no support for time data
built in.  You could output the data to a file via another mechanism
then plot it using a Gnuplot.File object.  Or you could hack Gnuplot.py
to add support for time data.

This has been discussed before; see for example

http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=2172189
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=11511622
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=2179048

Michael