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

[Michael D. <md...@st...>]

On 06/06/2012 12:54 PM, Ethan Gutmann wrote:
> 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.
Sure.  I was referring to scatter here.

With imshow, of course, everything is ultimately turned into 
8-bits-per-plane rgba.

Mike