[Matplotlib-users] advice on writing an application

[massimo s. <mas...@un...>]

Hi,
I'm in the way of rewriting in Python from scratch an old matlab data
analysis program for AFM data. The program should have a quite simple
GUI with a graph capable of interactive plotting (i.e. clicking on two
points on a 2d graph and fitting the points in between) and a couple of
buttons/menus for fit options and graph options. It's a couple of days
I'm learning matplotlib/pylab and scipy, and they seem powerful enough
to fulfill my needs.

Now, my dream would be to embed matplotlib in a full WxPython
application, instead of using pylab, but (1)I have read that it requires
to rewrite some basic pylab facilities, like taking plot coordinates of
the mouse, that I really need and that's very easy to use (2)I still
have to learn WxPython, and even if I'd eventually do it, it seems messy 
to me to learn WxPython and to embed matplotlib in it at the same time 
(3)I have not so much time...I have to analyze that data, more sooner 
than later. :( I think I'll eventually do an embedded matplotlib 
application, but I'd like to think about it as "version 2.0".

So, there are two solutions that I'm considering:
- Using WxMpl or MPlot. What are pros and cons of both wrappers?
- Creating a small, pure WxPython application that calls pylab to manage 
graph operations. I think it would look somehow like Gimp, with a tall 
and thin window full of buttons, menus etc. and the graph as a separate 
pylab window.

What's the best alternative and/or your advice and critics about it?

Thanks,
Massimo

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