[SciPy-Dev] New subpackage: scipy.data

[Lars G.]

Is there a reason not to include those function where they'll most
likely be used? Meaning the images `ascent` and `face` could move to
`scipy.ndimage` and the signal `electrocardiogram` to `scipy.signal`?

Lars

On 29.03.2018 23:08, Bennet Fauber wrote:
> I also agree -- if this is where datasets are to be kept and made
> available, then 'datasets' is probably a better name.  That also
> agrees with the R package called 'datasets', and so might be
> considered a more 'customary' name.
>
>
> On Thu, Mar 29, 2018 at 4:38 PM, Gael Varoquaux
> <gael.varoquaux at normalesup.org> wrote:
>> +1
>>
>> On Thu, Mar 29, 2018 at 04:06:02PM -0400, josef.pktd at gmail.com wrote:
>>> I don't like the name scipy.data and would prefer something more
>>> explicit like scipy.datasets.
>>
>>> My first reaction to the proposal was that we get now a subpackage for
>>> functions to work with data.
>>
>>> Like
>>> ndimage are functions for images
>>> signal are functions for signals
>>> spatial are functions for neighborhood
>>
>>> and
>>> data are functions for data   (e.g. like pandas or similar)
>>
>>> Josef