[Matplotlib-devel] String names for linestyles

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Is there any reason these string names for linestyles are not inherently in matlotlib?

https://matplotlib.org/3.1.0/gallery/lines_bars_and_markers/linestyles.html

I have to pass the tuple to use the second table of linestyles. Why can’t these strings be added to the native list?

Thanks,

Isaac

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Linestyles are currently not coherently defined throughout the
library.

See this issue:

  Once they are, using more alias names is certainly possible.

Currently, there is noone actively working on this, so please feel
free to contribute.

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https://github.com/matplotlib/matplotlib/issues/11797
Am 24.11.2019 um 01:16 schrieb Isaac
Gerg:

      Is there any reason these string names for linestyles are

not inherently in matlotlib?

https://matplotlib.org/3.1.0/gallery/lines_bars_and_markers/linestyles.html

      I have to pass the tuple to use the second table of

linestyles. Why can’t these strings be added to the native
list?

Thanks,

Isaac

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Hi Isaac,

FWIW, a “long” time ago, I proposed
[#8048]([WiP] ENH: Add a “loose” version of the dashed line styles by afvincent · Pull Request #8048 · matplotlib/matplotlib · GitHub), which was
actually inspired by the example that you cited. However, I did not
manage to pursue the work in order to get significant traction on that
very proposal (which is likely to be a tricky one, as it may induce many
corner-cases that I did not think of…). Unfortunately, I do not expect
to have time resuming on that proposal any time soon.

As Elan wrote, please feel free to contribute on this topic :).

Best,
Adrien

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Le 24/11/2019 à 02:06, Elan Ernest a écrit :

Linestyles are currently not coherently defined throughout the library.

See this issue: About linestyles: tuple not accepted in rc param file and other inconsistencies · Issue #11797 · matplotlib/matplotlib · GitHub

Once they are, using more alias names is certainly possible. Currently,
there is noone actively working on this, so please feel free to contribute.

Am 24.11.2019 um 01:16 schrieb Isaac Gerg:

Is there any reason these string names for linestyles are not
inherently in matlotlib?

Linestyles — Matplotlib 3.1.0 documentation

I have to pass the tuple to use the second table of linestyles. Why
can't these strings be added to the native list?

Thanks,
Isaac

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