Re: [Visualpython-users] pylab

[Bruce S. <Bru...@nc...>]

After a bit of googling, the situation seems to be this:

matplotlib (http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net) is a Python 2d plotting library 
which includes a module named pylab. I'm guessing that's what you're looking for.

A confusing factor is that at http://www.scipy.org/PyLab there is a discussion 
that starts out with this:

See the following post for further discussion of the difference between the 
vision for a new PyLab expressed on this page, and the existing pylab package 
which is part of matplotlib:
http://www.nabble.com/pylab-td24910613.html

Incidentally, the www.scipy.org/PyLab discussion makes a case for a new pylab to 
be invoked as "from pylab import *" which would import a bunch of stuff almost 
anyone doing scientific processing will need (including numpy and scipy), rather 
like the current situation with Visual. The essayist then says, foreseeing 
objections, "But there are so many names! Not really. from scipy import * brings 
in about 20 subpackages (i.e. signal such that you still need to do signal.ifft, 
but not scipy.signal.ifft) and only 15 new symbols."

Bruce Sherwood

marco bittelli wrote:
> I am trying to install pylab for python 2.6, but I have problem finding 
> the package (even in the main Python website).       
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> Could you help me ?
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> Marco
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> Marco Bittelli, Ph.D.
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