python/win9x and contour plots

[Helmut Michels]

"Stephen R. Figgins" wrote:

> Eric Haageman has given some examples of using DISLIN with Python on the
> O'Reilly Network.  It works okay on my Win98 system.  You can find
> articles in his column at:
>
>   http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/q/numerically_python
>
> I don't know how well DISLIN can handle an irregular grid, if it can at
> all. But it does seem pretty easy to use with Python.
>
> Stephen

DISLIN cannot handle directly irregular grids for contour plots, but there
is a routine with the name getmat for calculating a regulat matrix from
randomly distributed data points. This calculated matrix can then be passed

to the contour and surface plotting routines in DISLIN.

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