Re: [Matplotlib-users] Matplotlib and partial application of arguments

[Andrew S. <str...@as...>]

phi...@ho... wrote:
> Hi list,
> 
> The program i have to create must let users give lots of paremeters for
> functions.
> But he can only specify some and the program must adapt to complete by
> default settings the ones missing.
> It is a way for python to compensate the lack of overload for methods in
> oo.
> 
> I go through pylab.py code and although it is new to me, i have the
> intuition you are using it.
> Is Matplotlib using the concept of partial application?

Yes, pylab does this, although I've never heard default arguments called
a "concept of partial application."  I might suggest that pylab's
handling of arguments is rather elaborate for a newbie with its heavy
use of *args and **kwargs and nested call structures, but don't let that
stop you! :)  In case you haven't seen it, check out the relevant part
of the tutorial: "More on Defining Functions"

http://docs.python.org/tut/node6.html#SECTION006700000000000000000

Cheers!
Andrew