This is a great idea. A question that might be worth adding is what
backends are being used. I'd be interested to find out which ones are
most heavily used.
A related question (though I don't know how easy it would be to be
complete on) would be what plot types are used.
Thanks for doing this!
Mike
On 03/28/2012 08:27 PM, Paul Ivanov wrote:
> Paul Ivanov, on 2012-03-28 17:22, wrote:
>> Hey everyone,
>>
>> with 1.1.1 just around the corner, I thought it'd be nice to put
>> together an MPL user survey, similar to what Thomas Kluyver
>> organized for IPython last year [1].
>>
>> Here's what I've got so far [2], and here's the response one gets
>> upon filling out the form:
>>
>> -
>> Thanks for your feedback.
>>
>> As promised, here are the details of how to do various things:
>>
>> the official documentation is at:
>> http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/
>>
>> to run the test suite:
>> python -c "import matplotlib; matplotlib.test()"
>>
>> file bug reports and submit pull requests here:
>> https://github.com/matplotlib/matplotlib
>>
>> to post to the matplotlib-users list, subscribe here:
>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users
>> -
>>
>> with an additional link at the bottom to look at the summary of previous
>> respondents, which looks like [3].
>>
>> How does this look to everyone? Any changes before I distribute
>> this more widely? (Preferably not just via list, but also add a
>> link to it on the main page, which is what IPython folks also did
>> for a while).
>>
>> 1. http://ipython.org/usersurvey2011.html
>> 2.
>> https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dHpQS25pcTZIRWdqX0pNckNSU01sMHc6MQ
>> 3.
>> https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewanalytics?formkey=dHpQS25pcTZIRWdqX0pNckNSU01sMHc6MQ
> Me again, just decided to inline the survey text, so that
> suggestions can be more readily made here, without having to
> following links, etc.
>
>
> matplotlib user survey 2012
>
> Stand up and be counted, matplotlib developers want to hear from you! All
> questions are optional, we look forward to your feedback.
> ━━━
>
> What country are you from? []
>
> How long have you been using matplotlib?
>
>• (*) about a month
>• ( )< 6 months
>• ( ) about a year
>• ( ) 2 to 4 years
>• ( ) more than 4 years
>
>
> What operating system do you run matplotlib on? (check all that apply)
>
>• [ ] *BSD (FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, etc)
>• [ ] GNU/Linux (Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, RHEL, OpenSUSE, Arch, Gentoo, etc)
>• [ ] Mac OS X
>• [ ] Windows
>• [ ] Other: []
>
>
> What version of python do you use matplotlib on? (check all that apply)
>
>• [ ] 2.4
>• [ ] 2.5
>• [ ] 2.6
>• [ ] 2.7
>• [ ] 3.0
>• [ ] 3.1
>• [ ] 3.2
>
>
> You use matplotlib for: (check all that apply)
>
>• [ ] Academic development (research, publication graphics, etc.)
>• [ ] Commercial development
>• [ ] Personal hobby / recreationally
>
>
> You *primarily* use matplotlib for: (check all that apply)
>
>• ( ) Academic development (research, publication graphics, etc.)
>• ( ) Commercial development
>• ( ) Personal hobby / recreationally
>
>
> How do you use matplotlib?
> [ ]
> [ ]
> [ ]
>
> How frequently do you *RUN* code which uses matplotlib?
>
>• ( ) daily
>• ( ) a few times per week
>• ( ) a few times per month
>• ( ) less frequently
>
>
> How frequently do you *WRITE* code which uses matplotlib?
>
>• ( ) daily
>• ( ) a few times per week
>• ( ) a few times per month
>• ( ) less frequently
>
>
> For the matplotlib project, do you know how to ... (check all that apply,
> you'll get all the answers after you hit the submit button)
>
>• [ ] locate and navigate the official documentation
>• [ ] run the test suite
>• [ ] file bug reports on GitHub
>• [ ] post to the matplotlib-users list
>• [ ] submit patches / pull requests
>
>
> In the past year, have you... (check all that apply)
>
>• [ ] accessed the official documentation
>• [ ] run the test suite
>• [ ] filed a bug report on GitHub
>• [ ] posted to the matplotlib-users list
>• [ ] submitted a patch / pull request
>
>
> How do you get matplotlib on your machine? (check all that apply)
>
>• [ ] compile and install directly from source (zip / tarball / git
> checkout)
>• [ ] use official packages provided by matplotlib team
>• [ ] use packages provided by my operating system (.deb, .rpm, ports, etc)
>• [ ] Enthought Python Distribution (EPD)
> http://enthought.com/products/epd.php
>• [ ] Python(X,Y) http://code.google.com/p/
