[SciPy-Dev] New subpackage: scipy.data

[Eric Larson]

Sounds like a good plan to me.

If others agree, I propose that we make existing (and new) data available
in scipy.data for 1.1.0. Maybe a 2-release deprecation warning cycle before
removing them from `scipy.misc` (possibly for removing everything if we can
move the other remaining things, too)?

Eric


On Thu, Mar 29, 2018 at 3:43 PM, Warren Weckesser <
warren.weckesser at gmail.com> wrote:

> According to the SciPy roadmap (https://github.com/scipy/scip
> y/blob/master/doc/ROADMAP.rst.txt#misc),
> `scipy.misc` will eventually be removed. Currently, the combinatorial
> functions and the image-related operations are all deprecated.  The only
> non-deprecated functions in `misc` are `central_diff_weights()`,
> `derivative()` and the two functions that return image data: `ascent()` and
> `face()`.
>
> As a steps towards the deprecation of `misc`, I propose that we create a
> new package, `scipy.data`, for holding data sets.  `ascent()` and `face()`
> would move there, and the new ECG data set proposed in a current pull
> request (https://github.com/scipy/scipy/pull/8627) would be put there.
>
> An early version of the roadmap suggested moving the images to
> `scipy.ndimage`, but that is no longer in the text.  I think a separate
> subpackage for data sets makes sense.
>
> What do you think?
>
> P.S. If there is already a similar proposal in the mailing list or on
> github, or any other older mailing list discussions related to this, let me
> know.
>
>
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