[MATRIX-SIG] making a text label from an object instance?

[Konrad Hinsen]

> At 11:43 AM 7/10/97 +0200, Konrad Hinsen wrote:
> >I wouldn't worry too much about default labels. I find them rarely
> >useful. It's simple enough to pass an explicit string.
> 
> Don't do a lot of automatically generated plots, eh?

I do, but on the screen. I rarely print plots other than for
seminars or publications.

> Default labels are _very_ useful. I don't see a really easy way
> to do it in python, but it's one of the things people really
> like when it's available.

OK, so here's how to do them in Python:

def plot(x, y):
    label_x = ''
    if type(x) == type(''):
        label_x = x
        x = eval(x)
    label_y = ''
    if type(y) == type(''):
        label_y = y
        y = eval(y)
    do_the_plot(x, label_x, y, label_y)

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