Re: [matplotlib-devel] Can we retire numerix?

[Christopher B. <Chr...@no...>]

Eric Firing wrote:
> Why was numerix getting imported?

Good question -- I just figured MPL was doing it!

>  Is this inherent in py2exe--that it 
> imports all subpackages of a base, if you use that base (matplotlib)?

nope -- it imports the regular old python way --just with a different 
sys.path

I'll poke into it a bit more, now that I know it shouldn't be doing it.

> Numerix is there only for the convenience of anyone who has code that 
> depends on it; it is completely unused in matplotlib itself.

That's what I was hoping.

 >  I would be
> happy get it out of matplotlib, or phase it out if necessary.  I don't 
> think it should be left there forever.

I agree.

- Chris


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