Re: scientific notation in legend (pylab)

2012-01-18 Thread Jason Friedman
> thank you, I am trying to learn python, but I am having a hard to find > a good introduction to it. Try this: http://docs.python.org/py3k/tutorial/ -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: scientific notation in legend (pylab)

2012-01-18 Thread simona bellavista
thank you, I am trying to learn python, but I am having a hard to find a good introduction to it. On Jan 15, 3:27 am, Jason Friedman wrote: > > Not sure why legend annotations makes the problem different, but > perhaps this is a start: -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: scientific notation in legend (pylab)

2012-01-14 Thread Jason Friedman
> I I would like to have numbers expressed in scientific notation in > legend annotations. Does anybody know how to do that? > Not sure why legend annotations makes the problem different, but perhaps this is a start: $ python3 Python 3.2 (r32:88445, Jun 11 2011, 10:38:04) [GCC 4.4.3] on linux2 Ty

Re: Scientific Notation

2005-12-04 Thread Dustan
Thanks for your help, Alex, Roy and Jorge. I'm new to Python, and programming in general, which might explain my lack of knowledge, Fredrick. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Scientific Notation

2005-12-04 Thread Fredrik Lundh
> > > You mean something like: > > > > > > >>> print '%e' % (1e50) > > > 1.00e+50 > > > > > > ...? > > > No, I mean given a big number, such as > > 1000, convert it into > > scientific notation. > > It's the same. > > >>> print "%e" % 1000

Re: Scientific Notation

2005-12-03 Thread Jorge Godoy
"Dustan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > No, I mean given a big number, such as > 1000, convert it into > scientific notation. It's the same. >>> print "%e" % 1000 1.00e+51 -- Jorge Godoy <[

Re: Scientific Notation

2005-12-03 Thread Alex Martelli
Roy Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > "Dustan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > 1000 > > >>> print "%e" % 1000 > 1.00e+51 Exactly: the "%e" builds a ``scientif

Re: Scientific Notation

2005-12-03 Thread Roy Smith
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Dustan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 1000 >>> print "%e" % 1000 1.00e+51 -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Scientific Notation

2005-12-03 Thread Dustan
No, I mean given a big number, such as 1000, convert it into scientific notation. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Scientific Notation

2005-12-03 Thread Alex Martelli
Dustan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > How can I get a number into scientific notation? I have a preference > for the format '1 E 50' (as an example), but if it's well known, it > works. You mean something like: >>> print '%e' % (1e50) 1.00e+50 ...? Alex -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/li