Incorporate comments from Eric Firing regarding usage of pyplot versus pylab.

WeatherGod · WeatherGod · commit cee750e0ae30 · 2011-03-14T14:55:31.000-05:00
diff --git a/doc/faq/usage_faq.rst b/doc/faq/usage_faq.rst
@@ -77,10 +77,10 @@ For example, one can call the `sin` and `cos` functions just like
 you could in MATLAB, as well as having all the features of pyplot.
 
 The pyplot interface is generally preferred for non-interactive plotting
-(i.e., scripting). The pylab interface is generally preferred for interactive
-plotting in the python shell. Note that this is what you get if you use the
-*ipython* shell with the *-pylab* option, which imports everything
-from pylab and makes plotting fully interactive.
+(i.e., scripting). The pylab interface is convenient for interactive
+calculations and plotting, as it minimizes typing. Note that this is
+what you get if you use the *ipython* shell with the *-pylab* option,
+which imports everything from pylab and makes plotting fully interactive.
 
 .. _coding_styles:
 
