> > i'm going to be an instigator again and point out that pgplot, plplot, and > gnuplot are all ~20 year old pieces of legacy software. at least gnuplot > is actively maintained and evolving, but pgplot has hardly been touched in > ~10 years. i've tried plplot a few times, but always ended up throwing up > my hands after a short while. maintaining dependencies with packages like > these will always be a headache and will hold back adoption and evolution > of PDL. note that i haven't looking into prima at all, however. > > 20 years old doesn't mean they're crap - but your point about legacy software is a good one.
tying back into the previous discussion about notebook-type interfaces like > what ipython has i'd like to point out the existence of http://d3js.org/. > ipython notebooks are great, but using matplotlib graphics within a > browser is rather limiting. integrating something like D3 opens up a lot > more flexibility and capability. a browser-based PDL shell that used D3 > for plotting could be pretty kick butt.... > > I use plotting packages for two things - making production quality figures where I want fine grained control, and 'rough and ready' plots that allow me to hack at data on the command line, like the python notebooks. d3js looks *beautiful* for interactive data, but probably a pain in the ass for reproducible PDF output. What do you use for paper output? Matt -- Matthew Kenworthy / Assistant Professor / Leiden Observatory Niels Bohrweg 2 (#463) / P.O. Box 9513 / 2300 RA Leiden / NL
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