Re: [Matplotlib-users] to zip or not to zip - that is the question

Simson Garfinkel wrote:
> In working on code for matplotlib, I would generally find it easier to  
> provide an array of objects than to provide an array of X values and a  
> second array of Y values. I understand that X[] and Y[] is the way  
> that matlab does it, but we would find it easier to provide an array  
> of either tuples  [(x1,y1), (x2,y2), ...]  or else an array of objects  
> with .x and .y properties.
> 
> Other than doing our own cover, is there any other way to do this? Any  
> thoughts of adding this functionality?

Internally, we often do end up using Nx2 ndarrays.

I don't think it makes sense to complicate the API by directly 
supporting other function signatures, however, if this is what you are 
proposing.  For example, we have plot(y) and plot(x,y); to support 
either of the alternatives you mention above would require either a 
kwarg or a different function name.  Personally, I would rather leave it 
to the user to take care of this as needed, and keep the additional 
complexity out of matplotlib.

Eric

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> -Simson
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