Re: [Matplotlib-users] Feature request: additional arguments of hist()

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

>>>>> "K" == K KISHIMOTO <ko...@us...> writes:

    K> I am sorry that my last explanation was insufficient.  The
    K> point is that I think it is inefficient to execute the
    K> following two lines in matplotlib.mlab.hist when I know the
    K> result of "n" already.

Good point ...

    K> Another point is hist() does not support error bar plot (but
    K> bar() called from hist() does support.)

Another good point....

    K> So, I propose again def hist(x, bins=10, noplot=0, normed=0,
    K> weights=None, errors=None , **kwargs): in matplotlib.matplab.
    K> I think if matplotlib supports this by default, it is very
    K> smart and usefull to many users when making histogram plots
    K> with matplotlib than letting hist() be mainly for the purpose
    K> of "calculating" histograms.

OK, I'll give it some thought.  Sounds reasonable enough.  It doesn't
break backwards compatibility, adds useful features, and is more
consistent with bar.

JDH