Re: [matplotlib-devel] Matplotlib property support

[Todd <tod...@gm...>]

On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 2:55 PM, Benjamin Root <ben...@ou...> wrote:

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> On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 2:42 PM, Todd <tod...@gm...> wrote:
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>> Currently matplotlib uses set_ and get_ functions for reading and writing
>> values.  However, since 2.6 python supports properties, which allow access
>> to such values as attributes in addition to using the functions directly.
>> Would it be worthwhile implementing property support in matplotlib?
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> This was actually discussed during a Birds of a Feather (BOF) meeting back
> in SciPy2012 (which John Hunter attended).  I am definitely for the idea,
> but it is going to be a very painful and long deprecation process.
>
> Is there a reason we have to deprecate the current method?   They are not
mutually-exclusive.