implemented the consensus of restoring the Python builtin min(), max(),

astraw · astraw · commit 78e59fdd4092 · 2005-01-19T21:51:07.000Z
round(), abs(), and sum() functions after a "from pylab import *". - ADS

svn path=/trunk/matplotlib/; revision=876
diff --git a/API_CHANGES b/API_CHANGES
@@ -1,9 +1,15 @@
+API CHANGES in matplotlib-0.70.2
+   
+   builtin min(), max(), round(), abs(), sum() functions no longer
+   overridden upon "from pylab import *"
+
 API CHANGES in matplotlib-0.70
 
    MplEvent factored into a base class Event and derived classes
    MouseEvent and KeyEvent
 
    Removed definct set_measurement in wx toolbar
+
 API CHANGES in matplotlib-0.65.1
 
   removed add_axes and add_subplot from backend_bases.  Use
diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 New entries should be added at the top
 
+2005-01-19 Restored builtin names which were overridden (min, max,
+  abs, round, and sum) in pylab.  This is a potentially significant
+  change for those who were relying on an array version of those
+  functions that previously overrode builtin function names. - ADS
+
 2005-01-18 Added accents to mathtext: \hat, \breve, \grave, \bar,
   \acute, \tilde, \vec, \dot, \ddot.  All of them have the same
   syntax, eg to make an overbar you do \bar{o} or to make an o umlaut
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/pylab.py b/lib/matplotlib/pylab.py
@@ -216,6 +216,16 @@
 
 import matplotlib
 
+# Restore builtins which may have been overridden (typically by mlab).
+# This was discussed here
+# http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_id=6307396&forum_id=33405
+import __builtin__
+min = __builtin__.min
+max = __builtin__.max
+sum = __builtin__.sum
+round = __builtin__.round
+abs = __builtin__.abs
+
 def colors():
     """
     This is a do nothing function to provide you with help on how
