Re: [Matplotlib-users] Evolution of the interface

[Paul H. <pmh...@gm...>]

On Fri, Mar 15, 2013 at 8:01 AM, Christophe BAL <pro...@gm...> wrote:

> Hello,
> I really appreciate the work done by matplotlib but I really think that
> the interface must evolve. Here is a small example.
>
> *    object.set_something(...)*
> *    object.get_something()*
>
> It could be easier to use a jQuery like style as in the following lines.
>
> *    object(...)*
> *    object()*
>
> This will considerably simplify things.
>
>
> Here is a more realistic example.
>
> *    fig = pylab.figure()*
> *    ax  = fig.add_subplot(1,1,1)*
> *
> *
> *    ax.set_xlabel(*"xLabel"*)*
> *    ax.set_ylabel(*"yLabel"*)*
>
> The a jQuery like style would be as in the following lines.
>
> *    fig = pylab.figure()*
> *    ax  = fig.add_subplot(1,1,1)*
> *
> *
> *    ax(xlabel = *"xLabel"*, ylabel = *"yLabel"*)*
> *
> *
> I don't know enough matplotlib to propose other examples
> but I really think that there is a lot of things that could make
> matplotlib much more Pythonicly easy to use.
>
>
Interesting thoughts, Christophe. There is currently a MEP to do something
similar:
https://github.com/matplotlib/matplotlib/wiki/MEP13