Re: [Matplotlib-users] numpoints in legend() function for scatter plot is not working in matplotlib 1.1.0?

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

On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 9:33 AM, Chao YUE <cha...@gm...> wrote:

> Hi Ben,
>
> I think I installed this version by following the instructions on
> matplotlib website. But when I try to use git log, I get:
>
> chaoyue@chaoyue-Aspire-4750:/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/matplotlib$
> pwd
> /usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/matplotlib
>
> chaoyue@chaoyue-Aspire-4750:/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/matplotlib$
> git log
> fatal: Not a git repository (or any of the parent directories): .git
>
> I tried to have a look at __init__.py, it has:
>
> from __future__ import print_function
>
> __version__  = '1.2.x'
> __version__numpy__ = '1.4' # minimum required numpy version
>
> So it's the correct directory I am going. could you give some further
> instructions?
>
> Chao
>
>
Which directions? We have several for different kinds of installs.  We have
not released v1.2.0 yet, so I was guessing you checked out mpl from
github.  If that is the case, then you run "git log" from the source
directory, not the install directory.

Ben


>
> On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 3:05 PM, Benjamin Root <ben...@ou...> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 2:56 AM, Chao YUE <cha...@gm...> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Ben,
>>>
>>> I tried the "numpoints" in legend function for scatter plot, in dev
>>> version and GTKAgg backend it works.
>>>
>>> In [3]: mat.__version__
>>> Out[3]: '1.2.x'
>>>
>>> In [4]: mat.get_backend()
>>> Out[4]: 'GTKAgg'
>>>
>>> Chao
>>>
>>>
>> Strange, when I tested it last night, I was using a build of mpl from
>> master of a couple weeks ago, and I saw three markers in the legend.  Now,
>> I am trying it again with the latest master:
>> 1478a1be70b3077b71350cecaccb774f76a76656, and I now see *zero* markers.
>> Something is seriously broken.
>>
>> Can you tell me what commit (and the date for that commit) shows up at
>> top when you run "git log" in the mpl source directory?
>>
>> Ben Root
>>
>>
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