Michael Droettboom wrote: > Thanks for updating the docstring. I actually saw this as a usability > bug and have come up with a patch such that polar() (et al) will > *replace* the current axes with a polar plot if it isn't already polar. > This is (from the user's perspective) similar to how, for example, a > histogram plot would work -- that is, you don't have to tell subplot > you're about to plot a histogram. > > But Ryan's new docstring is not obsolete with respect to my proposed > change. Both techniques will work, and in fact subplot(polar=True); > polar(...) will be slightly faster since it avoids creating a linear > axes which is subsequently thrown away. > > Any argument against committing my change?
None here. I'm +1. > The polar theta tick formatter could be changed to call "round", I > guess. Alternatively, it looks like '%0.0f' also does the right thing. > I think that's generally what people would want for polar plots. This > change would only affect polar theta ticks, so we don't need to worry > about a change in behavior in standard Euclidean plots. > > Ryan's workaround (to get around this numerically external to > matplotlib) is a good suggestion as well, but I think changing the > formatter may be less surprising... I like the idea of using %0.0f. If I don't hear any objections, I'll go ahead and make the change. It definitely will make things less confusing for our users. Ryan -- Ryan May Graduate Research Assistant School of Meteorology University of Oklahoma ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-users mailing list Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users
