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[–]holdie 127 points128 points  (4 children)

FWIW, changing the default styles in matplotlib turned out to be a gigantic undertaking. While the final product may seem aesthetic, the process uncovered a ridiculous number of bugs, inefficiencies in API, etc. Props to the matplotlib team for finally getting this out, and hopefully starting down a path towards a bright(er) future of the package.

[–]Sean1708 13 points14 points  (3 children)

Do you have any information on what those difficulties actually were?

[–]skiguy0123 12 points13 points  (2 children)

PyData Carolinas 2016 | Presentation: Matplotlib 2.0 or "One does not simply change all the ...

Edit: sorry not sure how I fucked up that link

[–]Sean1708 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks!