Re: [Matplotlib-users] numarray, numpy, numeric, numerix, scipy,...

Hi John

I implemented the sniffing for num* libraries in our own code, which
maybe is of interest to other users:
https://pse.cheme.cmu.edu/svn-view/ascend/code/trunk/pygtk/interface/gtkbrowser.py?rev=578&view=markup

It's in about the second screenful there.

I can see the reasoning for not having this code inside matplotlib, but
for me, this does help to ease installation headaches for endusers.

Cheers
JP

John Hunter wrote:

>We could also do run time dynamic imports.  I'm of two minds here: the
>more we try and do automatically, the harder it is to detect and fix
>bugs and problems when they arise.  The setup is already pretty
>complex, if we are automatically choosing numerix and backend
>settings, I could see some difficulties in debugging problems.  But I
>can see the advantages to it as well...
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