Capitalization of Matplotlib

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I am in the final rounds of edits for my book and a question has come up between me and the editors. When should the matplotlib be capitalized?

  1. never

  2. mostly never (even in the beginning of a sentence), except when used in a title

  3. usually never, except at the beginning of a sentence and in titles

  4. capitalize when referring to the project, not capitalized when referring to the package

  5. usually capitalize like a proper noun except in code examples

Thoughts?

Ben Root

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IMO, never.

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On 16 February 2015 at 19:16, Benjamin Root <ben.root@...1304...> wrote:

I am in the final rounds of edits for my book and a question has come up
between me and the editors. When should the matplotlib be capitalized?

1) never
2) mostly never (even in the beginning of a sentence), except when used in a
title
3) usually never, except at the beginning of a sentence and in titles
4) capitalize when referring to the project, not capitalized when referring
to the package
5) usually capitalize like a proper noun except in code examples

Thoughts?
Ben Root

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Ah, since it is a proper name it should be capitalised, but it never was. I think that it should remain uncapitalised and that you want to propose an alternative, like a change in type for the proper name matplotlib. Could be typescript, or something else.

Paul

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On Mon, Feb 16, 2015 at 6:23 PM, Nelle Varoquaux <nelle.varoquaux@…287…> wrote:

IMO, never.

On 16 February 2015 at 19:16, Benjamin Root <ben.root@…1304…> wrote:

I am in the final rounds of edits for my book and a question has come up

between me and the editors. When should the matplotlib be capitalized?

  1. never
  1. mostly never (even in the beginning of a sentence), except when used in a

title

  1. usually never, except at the beginning of a sentence and in titles
  1. capitalize when referring to the project, not capitalized when referring

to the package

  1. usually capitalize like a proper noun except in code examples

Thoughts?

Ben Root

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Hi,

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On Mon, Feb 16, 2015 at 1:26 PM, Paul Kuin <npkuin@...287...> wrote:

Ah, since it is a proper name it should be capitalised, but it never was. I
think that it should remain uncapitalised and that you want to propose an
alternative, like a change in type for the proper name matplotlib. Could be
typescript, or something else.

I'm guessing the type-setters would object to always using typewriter
(or other special) font for matplotlib, as it would quickly get tiring
on the eye.

Cheers,

Matthew

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Only number 3.
Sydney

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On 16/02/2015 18:16, Benjamin Root
wrote:

                  I am in the final rounds of edits for my book

and a question has come up between me and the
editors. When should the matplotlib be
capitalized?

  1. never
              2) mostly never (even in the beginning of a sentence),

except when used in a title

            3) usually never, except at the beginning of a sentence

and in titles

          4) capitalize when referring to the project, not

capitalized when referring to the package

        5) usually capitalize like a proper noun except in code

examples

Thoughts?

Ben Root

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