[Matplotlib-users] how to make matplotlib faster?

[Eric E. <ems...@ob...>]

Hi,

I am now trying to switch from ppgplot to matplotlib and I
really like the latter for the much nicer plots and functionalities
(although limitations such as the absence of contour plots is a critical 
one).

However, I just made a small script to plot 10 small subplots
on a single window repeatedly (going through slices of an array each time)
and it is bloody slooooooooow (a very large factor slower than anything
I can use to do the same thing with python and some graphical functions).

I personnally think this is a major limitation (with the contours) of
that piece of soft, and may discourage many (and myself).

Is there a way to improve (dramatically) this? Is there a plan there?

thanks in advance,

Eric Emsellem

P.S.: by the way I solved the cursor problem I posted (and got no answer)
by defining a new cursor class (something already hinted
by many on the web), if anyone is interested..

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