PyPlot is now mostly supported on the master branch of Plots.jl.  See the
readme/examples.  Comments/issues welcome.

On Sun, Sep 13, 2015 at 4:17 PM, David van Leeuwen <
david.vanleeu...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> On Thursday, September 10, 2015 at 10:26:35 PM UTC+2, Tom Breloff wrote:
>>
>> This may be a slightly premature announcement, but I wanted to put it out
>> there so that people that have strong opinions have a chance to give their
>> thoughts.  Here's the link:
>>
>> https://github.com/tbreloff/Plots.jl
>>
>> Plots.jl is intended to be an API/interface that sits above other
>> plotting packages (backends) and gives the user simple, consistent, and
>> flexible plotting commands.  It's a problem when someone is used to a
>> package which is great for interactive plots, but then has to re-learn and
>> re-code new plots in another package when producing publication-quality
>> plots (or vice versa).  The same goes for switching between desktop GUIs
>> and javascript technologies... sometimes one package is better than another
>> for a specific task, and it's a shame to be forced to choose.
>>
>> I think this is a great idea!
>
> ---david
>
>
>
>> I've implemented a bunch of functionality for both Gadfly.jl and Qwt.jl
>> backends.  See the examples to get a sense of how they differ.  I think
>> Vega.jl and UnicodePlots.jl might be next on my priority list, but please
>> let me know if I should prioritize differently.  Note: This is still a work
>> in progress, and I will probably change parts of the API, and not every
>> plot type is implemented yet.
>>
>> Please let me know comments, wish lists, etc.  Issues are great for
>> actionable items, comments can go here.  This effort was partially inspired
>> by various discussions here and on github, which prompted the forming of
>> https://github.com/JuliaPlot, and an effort to improve the plotting
>> landscape with tutorials and documentation.  If you're interested:
>> https://github.com/JuliaPlot/juliaplot_docs/issues
>>
>> Tom
>>
>

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