[Python-modules-team] Bug#589295: get_sample_data is missing from cbook

[Brent S. Elmer]

Package: python-matplotlib
Version: 0.99.3-1
Severity: normal

Many of the examples in the matplotlib gallery use the function
matplotlib.cbook.get_sample_data.  When I try to run some of these examples, it
fails because get_sample_data does not exist.  If I import matplotlib.cbook and
do a dir(matplotlib.cbook), get_sample_data is not listed.  get_sample_data is
listed in the online documentation but not in the python-matplotlib-doc
package.  Is get_sample_data just missing because Debian is not up to version
1.0 of python-matplotlib?  If so, when will the package be updated?  If not,
why is get_sample_data missing?



-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.32.100608 (SMP w/2 CPU cores; PREEMPT)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash

Versions of packages python-matplotlib depends on:
ii  libatk1.0-0             1.30.0-1         The ATK accessibility toolkit
ii  libc6                   2.11.2-2         Embedded GNU C Library: Shared lib
ii  libcairo2               1.8.10-4         The Cairo 2D vector graphics libra
ii  libfontconfig1          2.8.0-2.1        generic font configuration library
ii  libfreetype6            2.3.11-1         FreeType 2 font engine, shared lib
ii  libgcc1                 1:4.4.4-6        GCC support library
ii  libglib2.0-0            2.24.1-1         The GLib library of C routines
ii  libgtk2.0-0             2.20.1-1         The GTK+ graphical user interface 
ii  libpango1.0-0           1.28.1-1         Layout and rendering of internatio
ii  libpng12-0              1.2.44-1         PNG library - runtime
ii  libstdc++6              4.4.4-6          The GNU Standard C++ Library v3
ii  python                  2.6.5-5          An interactive high-level object-o
ii  python-cairo            1.8.8-1+b1       Python bindings for the Cairo vect
ii  python-dateutil         1.4.1-3          powerful extensions to the standar
ii  python-gobject          2.21.1-2         Python bindings for the GObject li
ii  python-matplotlib-data  0.99.3-1         Python based plotting system (data
ii  python-numpy            1:1.3.0-3+b2     Numerical Python adds a fast array
ii  python-pyparsing        1.5.2-2          Python parsing module
ii  python-support          1.0.9            automated rebuilding support for P
ii  python-tz               2010b-1          Python version of the Olson timezo
ii  tcl8.5                  8.5.8-2          Tcl (the Tool Command Language) v8
ii  tk8.5                   8.5.8-1          Tk toolkit for Tcl and X11, v8.5 -
ii  zlib1g                  1:1.2.3.4.dfsg-3 compression library - runtime

Versions of packages python-matplotlib recommends:
ii  python-glade2                 2.17.0-2   GTK+ bindings: Glade support
ii  python-tk                     2.6.5-1    Tkinter - Writing Tk applications 

Versions of packages python-matplotlib suggests:
pn  dvipng                        <none>     (no description available)
ii  ipython                       0.10-2     enhanced interactive Python shell
ii  librsvg2-common               2.26.3-1   SAX-based renderer library for SVG
ii  python-configobj              4.7.2+ds-1 simple but powerful config file re
pn  python-excelerator            <none>     (no description available)
ii  python-gtk2                   2.17.0-2   Python bindings for the GTK+ widge
ii  python-matplotlib-doc         0.99.3-1   Python based plotting system (docu
pn  python-qt3                    <none>     (no description available)
ii  python-qt4                    4.7.3-1+b1 Python bindings for Qt4
ii  python-scipy                  0.7.2-2    scientific tools for Python
pn  python-traits                 <none>     (no description available)
ii  python-wxgtk2.8               2.8.10.1-3 wxWidgets Cross-platform C++ GUI t
pn  texlive-extra-utils           <none>     (no description available)
pn  texlive-latex-extra           <none>     (no description available)

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