[wxPython-users] Recommend a plotting library?

[Christopher Barker]

Grant Edwards wrote:
>  1) Even for 2D, matplotlib is sloooooow.  The program is
>     rather unpleasant to use.  It takes forever to start up,
>     and there's about a 1-2 second lag while matplotlib replots
>     the data whenever the user makes a change.

That sounds slower than usual -- what are you plotting?

>  2) Trying to distribute a matplotlib program with py2exe is
>     just brutal.

Darn. this is solvable, but apparently not easily. It seems to bundle up 
OK with py2app on OS-X, which is similar. I think that's because py2app 
has a "recipe" that bundles up all of mpl be default.

>     I've come to the conclusion that matplotlib may be fine for
>     "stand-alone" interactive use (which was apparently the
>     original intent), but it's not really usable as a library.

It's usable for others, so you problem may be solvable.

> What do people use for 2D plotting??

Have you tried Chaco? I haven't for a long time, but it sure looks nice.

-Chris



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