[Matplotlib-users] ANN matplotlib-0.30 - matlab style python plotting

[John H. <jdh...@ac...>]

[This didn't make it through when I sent it this afternoon.  Not sure
why; sorry if you get a duplicate. ]

matplotlib-0.30 is available for download at
http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net, and has many new features since the
last major release.

Multiple outputs

  matplotlib now supports postscript and GD output, as well as the
  traditional GTK backend.  The postscript backend goes a long way
  towards the goal of acheiving publication quality output.  The GD
  backend allows you to use matplotlib even in environments with no X
  server, such as for a web application server serving dynamic charts.

Log scaling
  
   With the help of Andrew Straw, matplotlib now has log axis
   capabilities, with new commands semilogx, semilogy and loglog
   See http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/screenshots.html#log_shot

Legends

  With the help of Charles R. Twardy, matplotlib now has a matlab
  compatible legend command. See
  http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/screenshots.html#legend_demo

Numerous bug fixes and minor additions

  DPI parameter allows multiple output resolutions with correct
  scaling
  
  Several bug fixes in GTK interactive mode using
  examples/interactive2.py

  Multiple ways to specify colors, including matlab compatible format
  strings, RGB tuples, and html-style hex color strings

  Rewrite of line class for much greater compatibility with matlab
  handle graphics commands and flexibility in choosing line styles and
  markers

See http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/screenshots.html for screenshots
and http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/whats_new.html for more detailed
information on what's new.

John Hunter
Hi Nigel,

There has been a discussion on the scipy mailing list about a desire
to include your matfile in the scipy distribution.  There is a
problem, however, in that scipy is distributed under a BSD compatible
license and the maintainers are hesitant to put GPL'd code in for fear
that it would hinder adoption by the business community.  Would you be
willing to release a version of your matfile under a BSD/Python
compatible license for inclusion in scipy?  There is currently support
for matfile version4 , but version 5 would be wonderful.

BTW, I have also done some work in matlab/python compatibility in a
plotting library I developed http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net.
Thought you might be interested.

John Hunter