Re: [matplotlib-devel] matplotlib user guide

[Benjamin R. <ben...@ou...>]

On Mon, Oct 21, 2013 at 1:26 PM, Chris Barker <chr...@no...> wrote:

> On Fri, Oct 18, 2013 at 11:56 AM, Benjamin Root <ben...@ou...> wrote:
>
> > FWIW, I think my "Anatomy of Matplotlib" tutorial I gave at SciPy 2013
> > struck a balance between pyplot and the OO interface.
>
> Grat, I'll take a look.
>
> Does the ipynb linked from the tutorial site have most of the
> presentation material?
>
>
Yup. Most of it is in the notebook. Here is the repo:
https://github.com/WeatherGod/AnatomyOfMatplotlib


> As it turns out, I need to give an intro to matplotlib class this week
> -- I've been looking for some good materials to use -- why re-invent
> the wheel?
>
> I'll be sure to give you any feedback I have.
>
>
Thanks! That would be appreciated! I am glad this will (hopefully) save
time and effort on your part to get others ramped up.


> Hmmm.. this may be a time to put together a project of materials
> designed to teach matplotlib in a classroom setting -- a little
> different than a tutorial designed to be done on one's own.
>
> There is a bunch of stuff scattered among scipy tutorials, bootcamp
> lectures, etc, but having a central place to develop materials would
> be nice.
>
> -Chris
>
>
I agree with you in principle, but I think the question is "central to
whom?" The bootcamps are useful for their own purposes and audiences, while
the scipy tutorial s are useful for their own things, etc. At this point, I
think the bootcamps and SciPy and other conferences really should be the
best venues for pushing out the "classroom-oriented" type of tutorials.

Cheers!
Ben Root