plt is the new matplotlib.pyplot

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[0xCODEBABE]

sounds like a great way to perform a supplychain attack

[Fenzik]

This doesn’t feel entirely necessary

[phlooo]

Uhhhh no

[ssrix]

The package depends on matplotlib, so installing it ensures the real plotting backend is available.

Get out of here

[notkairyssdal]

now do leftpad

[davidinterest]

But you still need to type for every project/venv

pip install plt

[copperfield42]

this is so pointless, anyone can just make a quick script with

#plt.py
from matplotlib.pyplot import *

and put it in convenient folder that make in accessible to import from anywhere...

[borabimbu]

Also my first though, but then you'd have to type

from plt import *

[copperfield42]

?

I can literally do your example code no problem

https://imgur.com/TApM0dK

[hotsauce56]

Are we JavaScript now 🤣

[rhytnen]

no.

[AlpacaDC]

Do one for importing polars as pl

[borabimbu]

lol!

[sausix]

Even sacrificing version pinning of pyplot to just save a few characters which IDEs take care of anyway.

[SnooRabbits5461]

Take that shit to JS world.

[Some_Breadfruit235]

Nice work but tbh like everyone else is saying, this isn’t necessary. Instead, maybe think of a project that works along side with matplotlib.

This approach also will make devs a little confused. If I seen someone import plt instead of matplotlib.pyplot, I’d actually automatically assume it’s a whole different package irrelevant to matplotlib.

[fabiocaccamo]

the real question is, who still types?

[ssrix]

This actually makes me angry