Re: [Matplotlib-users] Re: Can matplotlib draw normal curves

[Ken M. <mc...@ii...>]

Rich Shepard wrote:
>   Thanks very much. I discovered matplotlib only yesterday so I have a 
> lot of studying to do. I suspected that the OO API would be better for my
 > needs than is the MatLab(TM)-style interface.

The matplotlib FAQ links to several resources that I found useful when 
learning about the OO API.

	http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/faq.html#OO

My experience was that reading classdocs was the most helpful source of 
information.  The matplotlib.axes.Axes class is where most of the plotting 
methods live, so it's probably a good place to start, once you've figured out 
how to create Figures:

	http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/matplotlib.axes.html#Axes

The demos for my wxmpl module (demos/wxmpl-demos.py) may also help you out, as 
they are OO versions of several of the matplotlib examples.  Look at all of 
the plot_XXX() functions at the beginning of the file.  Since each of them 
takes a Figure as its only argument, they are backend-neutral.

> Of course, I'm still brand-new to python and wxPython (I keep thinking in
 > terms of C and GTK+), but I'm working hard at getting up to speed.

Ah, a glorious day!  Our numbers grow!  ;-)

Ken