On 2012/09/05 6:17 PM, Paul Tremblay wrote: > Hmm. I found that mpl handled my datetime objects just fine:
Right, mpl has handled python datetime objects for a long time, but the numpy array with a datetime dtype is a new and different object, and it will take a bit of work to support it properly. Eric > > # put the weeks on the x axis > # dates are datetime.datetime > ax.plot(dates, defects) > ax.xaxis.set_major_formatter( > matplotlib.dates.DateFormatter('%W')) > > # create an invisible line in order to > # create a secondary x axis below > # the first axis, which just has the month(s) > newax = fig.add_axes(ax.get_position()) > newax.spines['bottom'].set_position(('outward', 25)) > newax.patch.set_visible(False) > newax.yaxis.set_visible(False) > # months are also datetime. However, I filtered out > # all dates except the first date for each month > newax.plot_date(months, y, visible=False) > newax.xaxis.set_major_locator( > matplotlib.dates.MonthLocator() > ) > newax.xaxis.set_major_formatter( > matplotlib.dates.DateFormatter('%b') > ) > > On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 12:02 AM, Eric Firing <efir...@hawaii.edu > <mailto:efir...@hawaii.edu>> wrote: > > On 2012/09/05 4:04 PM, Paul Tremblay wrote: > > I am using numpy 1.7, which I built myself (python3 setup.py > build). I > > had a chance to look a bit deeper into matplotlib, which in turn > forced > > me to learn a bit of numpy, and now I see that it probably makes more > > sense to use numpy arrays for my data. Since the default for an > array is > > a float, most users won't encounter the problems I did, but a > warning in > > a FAQ might solve a few headaches, regardless of how the developers > > decided to go. > > Paul, > > numpy 1.7 has a new datetime dtype which probably would be good for your > use--except that mpl doesn't support it yet. That will be a project for > mpl v1.3. > > Eric > > > > > Thanks for your help. > > > > Paul > > > > On Tue, Sep 4, 2012 at 3:09 PM, Benjamin Root <ben.r...@ou.edu > <mailto:ben.r...@ou.edu> > > <mailto:ben.r...@ou.edu <mailto:ben.r...@ou.edu>>> wrote: > > > > > > > > On Tue, Sep 4, 2012 at 2:20 PM, Paul Tremblay > > <paulhtremb...@gmail.com <mailto:paulhtremb...@gmail.com> > <mailto:paulhtremb...@gmail.com <mailto:paulhtremb...@gmail.com>>> > wrote: > > > > > > The following Python code: > > > > >>ax.fill_between(dates, lower, upper, facecolor='gray', > alpha=0.5) > > > > Produces this error with Python 3.2: > > > > Traceback (most recent call last): > > File "scripts/audit_reports_weekly.py", line 150, in > <module> > > ax.fill_between(dates, lower, upper, facecolor='gray', > > alpha=0.5) > > File > > > > "/home/local/ANT/ptrembl/.local/lib/python3.2/site-packages/matplotlib/axes.py", > > line 6741, in fill_between > > y1 = ma.masked_invalid(self.convert_yunits(y1)) > > File > > > > "/home/local/ANT/ptrembl/.local/lib/python3.2/site-packages/numpy/ma/core.py", > > line 2241, in masked_invalid > > condition = ~(np.isfinite(a)) > > TypeError: ufunc 'isfinite' not supported for the input > types, > > and the inputs could not be safely coerced to any supported > > types according to the casting rule ''safe'' > > > > > > [Decimal('3619.900530366609820157812617'), .....] > > > > If I change the list from type Decimal to type float, then I > > don't get the error. Likewise, if I use Python 2.7, I > also don't > > get an error. > > > > After reading over the error message, I realize that this > error > > really results because of numpy, not matplotlib. But I'll go > > ahead and post this message, in case you are unaware of the > > problem. > > > > > > Just a quick note, mpl v1.1.x is not officially supported for > py3k. > > The upcoming release of v1.2.0 will be the first official release > > with such support. > > > > That being said, it probably would be a good idea to make > sure where > > the bug lies for this one (numpy or matplotlib). Which > version of > > numpy are you using? > > > > Ben Root > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Live Security Virtual Conference > > Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and > > threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. > Discussions > > will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in > malware > > threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Matplotlib-users mailing list > > Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net > <mailto:Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Live Security Virtual Conference > Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and > threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. > Discussions > will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in > malware > threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ > _______________________________________________ > Matplotlib-users mailing list > Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net > <mailto:Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Live Security Virtual Conference > Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and > threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. 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