Re: What would you like to see in a book about Matplotlib?

On Sun, Jan 11, 2009 at 18:50, Dotan Cohen wrote: > 2009/1/11 Sandro Tosi : >>> I would suggest at least a chapter on _acquiring_ the data that is to >>> be plotted using Python to scrape different sources _not_designed_ to >>> be scraped. Online webpages come to mind. An example on retrieving, >>

Re: What would you like to see in a book about Matplotlib?

2009/1/11 Sandro Tosi : >> I would suggest at least a chapter on _acquiring_ the data that is to >> be plotted using Python to scrape different sources _not_designed_ to >> be scraped. Online webpages come to mind. An example on retrieving, >> for instance, the prices of varying currencies, parsing

Re: What would you like to see in a book about Matplotlib?

Hi Dotan, On Jan 11, 10:02 am, "Dotan Cohen" wrote: > 2009/1/5 Sandro Tosi : > > Your suggestions are really appreciated :) And wish me good luck! > > I wish you good luck! Thanks you :) > I would suggest at least a chapter on _acquiring_ the data that is to > be plotted using Python to scrape

Re: What would you like to see in a book about Matplotlib?

Hello Thomas, thanks for your reply. On Jan 7, 5:11 pm, Thomas Guettler wrote: > Sandro Tosi schrieb: > > - what are you using matplotlib for? > > I use the API to create PNGs from data stored in postgres. Webframework: > Django. Nice, I plan to make some examples of web embedding of mpl, and o

Re: What would you like to see in a book about Matplotlib?

Hi James, thanks for getting back to me. On Jan 6, 9:33 am, James Stroud wrote: > Sandro Tosi wrote: > > - what are the things you like the most of matplotlib, that you want > > to give emphasis to? And why? > > The ability to embed a figure (composed of subplots) into a custom > window is my fav

Re: What would you like to see in a book about Matplotlib?

2009/1/5 Sandro Tosi : > Hello and Happy 2009! > > I received the interesting proposal to author a book on Matplotlib, > the powerful 2D plotting library for Python. > > While preparing the arguments list, I'd like to hear even your > opinion, because different points-of-view will lead to a better

Re: What would you like to see in a book about Matplotlib?

Hello Marco, thanks for your reply (and sorry for my late one) On Jan 6, 9:26 am, Marco Nawijn wrote: > On Jan 5, 10:57 am, Sandro Tosi wrote: > I am happy to hear that there might be a book on Matplotlib. I am > using Matplotlib for a while now and find it a very usefull and > powerfull library

Re: What would you like to see in a book about Matplotlib?

Sandro Tosi schrieb: > Some basic question I'd like to ask are: > > - what are you using matplotlib for? I use the API to create PNGs from data stored in postgres. Webframework: Django. > - what are the (basic) things that, when you were beginning to use > matplotlib, you wanted to see grouped

Re: What would you like to see in a book about Matplotlib?

Sandro Tosi wrote: Hello and Happy 2009! I received the interesting proposal to author a book on Matplotlib, the powerful 2D plotting library for Python. While preparing the arguments list, I'd like to hear even your opinion, because different points-of-view will lead to a better product. Some

Re: What would you like to see in a book about Matplotlib?

On Jan 5, 10:57 am, Sandro Tosi wrote: > Hello and Happy 2009! > > I received the interesting proposal to author a book on Matplotlib, > the powerful 2D plotting library for Python. > > While preparing the arguments list, I'd like to hear even your > opinion, because different points-of-view will