New animation framework?

I am a heavy user of the animation blit technique as descried here http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/users/event_handling.html#draggable-rectangle-exercise and here http://www.scipy.org/Cookbook/Matplotlib/Animations.

I just saw there is a new animation framework. Is this framework meant to replace the above technique (a good example of it is the extra credit solution from the first link)? If so, how can I use the new framework in place of the old one?

No, the animation framework is intended to make it easier to produce animations--sequences of frames displayed at uniform intervals. It does not address interactive functionality such as cursors, dragging, etc.

Eric

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On 12/10/2011 11:27 PM, Åke Kullenberg wrote:

I am a heavy user of the animation blit technique as descried here
http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/users/event_handling.html#draggable-rectangle-exercise and
here http://www.scipy.org/Cookbook/Matplotlib/Animations.

I just saw there is a new animation framework. Is this framework meant
to replace the above technique (a good example of it is the extra
credit solution from the first link)? If so, how can I use the new
framework in place of the old one?

To confirm, the methods supporting interactive animation will not be removed, right?

I was just slightly worried after reading “The animation module is intended to replace the backend-specific examples…” in the ‘What’s new section’ on the matplotlib website.

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On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 3:26 AM, Eric Firing <efiring@…3888…> wrote:

On 12/10/2011 11:27 PM, Åke Kullenberg wrote:

I am a heavy user of the animation blit technique as descried here

http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/users/event_handling.html#draggable-rectangle-exercise and

here http://www.scipy.org/Cookbook/Matplotlib/Animations.

I just saw there is a new animation framework. Is this framework meant

to replace the above technique (a good example of it is the extra

credit solution from the first link)? If so, how can I use the new

framework in place of the old one?

No, the animation framework is intended to make it easier to produce

animations–sequences of frames displayed at uniform intervals. It does

not address interactive functionality such as cursors, dragging, etc.

Eric


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It means exactly what it says. It is intended to make animations easier and backend-independent. This way, the examples are easier to understand and more people can use mpl for basic animations.

The animation module actually uses the features (although there are some bugs), so those things wont be removed anytime soon.

Ben Root

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On Monday, December 12, 2011, Åke Kullenberg <ake.kullenberg@…287…> wrote:

To confirm, the methods supporting interactive animation will not be removed, right?

I was just slightly worried after reading “The animation module is intended to replace the backend-specific examples…” in the ‘What’s new section’ on the matplotlib website.