Re: [Matplotlib-users] "batch" plots

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

>>>>> "Christopher" == Christopher Fonnesbeck <ch...@fo...> writes:

    Christopher> ... I'm not sure why I'd want to use gtk instead of
    Christopher> wx anyhow, given the choice.

No compelling reason.  The GTK backend was the first and probably the
most stable for that reason.  This is the first release with the wx
backend, so there are likely some bugs lurking that will have to be
found and stamped out.

    Christopher> I'm trying to keep my plotting in a separate module
    Christopher> from everything else, so that I don't have to make
    Christopher> changes all over the place when I change my plotting
    Christopher> code. For example, plot_histogram() can be called
    Christopher> from any other module without knowing how the plot is
    Christopher> implemented. If I have to call show() from each
    Christopher> module that uses the plotting module, it will start
    Christopher> to get messy. Outside of the Plot module, the rest of
    Christopher> my code shouldn't have to know anything about
    Christopher> matplotlib. So, I'd like to be able to gererate and
    Christopher> save a plot, then move on to the next piece of
    Christopher> code. I'm trying to use your package in place of
    Christopher> scipy, which is what I have been using to generate
    Christopher> plots up until now; hopefully I can make it work.

Would you like this to run 'offline' so that no windows pop up as you
create the figures, or is it enough simply that you can create them
one at a time in batch mode with the plot functionality encapsulated?

I just installed wxpython and matplotlib on OS X, so I'll have a
chance to delve into this issue a bit....

John Hunter