Re: [matplotlib-devel] using setuptools by default

[Charlie M. <cw...@gm...>]

That's great to hear!  Thanks for the info.  I am just surprised I
have not seen this response when it has came up on the twisted list.

- Charlie

On 12/12/05, Robert Kern <rob...@gm...> wrote:
> Charlie Moad wrote:
> >      The way mpl uses the basemap toolkit will not work using
> > setuptools.  This is also an issue that twisted runs into.  Since
> > matplotlib will be put in one egg folder and basemap will be stuck in
> > another, trying to import matplotlib.toolkits.basemap will yield an
> > error.  Just something to think about for down the road, but its
> > probably not a priority now.
>
> That's why setuptools/eggs have the concept of namespace packages. Both t=
he
> matplotlib egg and basemap egg provide the matplotlib.toolkits namespace =
package.
>
> E.g.:
>
> setup(#...
>       namespace_packages=3D['matplotlib.toolkits'],
> )
>
> --
> Robert Kern
> rob...@gm...
>
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