Re: [matplotlib-devel] Gtk stuff in mlab.py

[John H. <jd...@gm...>]

On Nov 29, 2007 2:30 PM, Michael Droettboom <md...@st...> wrote:
> There are some Gtk-specific functions at the bottom of mlab.py.  It
> tries to "import gtk" and then will either define them or not.

Ahh, I hadn't considered import time in the try/except block.  In
light of this, we probably will want to put them in another module.  I
was inclined to something like   matplotlib.gui.gtktools, but tere is
an analogous problem with mlab.rec2excel which conditionally imports
pyExcelerator (you probably did not notice it in your timing since it
wasn't installed).  Perhaps  matplotlib.external or
matplotlib.optional as top-level packages for both (and related).
Something like

matplotlib.optional.exceltools
matplotlib.optional.gtktools

This will serve the dual purpose of cleaning mlab and making Jarrod's
job a bit easier when he decides what to bring over to scipy.

JDH