Re: [Matplotlib-users] scatter plot with constant x

[Ethan G. <eth...@gm...>]

On Jun 6, 2012, at 10:49 AM, Michael Droettboom wrote:
> Interesting result.  Note, however, that matplotlib will eventually turn 
> all data arrays into float64 at rendering time, so any speed advantage 
> to using integers will be lost by the subsequent conversion, I suspect.

I don't think it does if you pass uint8 to imshow, but otherwise you might be right. 

ethan