PyX - Python graphics package

3d plot example

Summary

PyX is a Python package for the creation of PostScript and PDF files. It combines an abstraction of the PostScript drawing model with a TeX/LaTeX interface. Complex tasks like 2d and 3d plots in publication-ready quality are built out of these primitives.

Features

PostScript and PDF output for device independent, freely scalable figures
seamless TeX/LaTeX integration
full access to PostScript features like paths, linestyles, fill patterns, transformations, clipping, bitmap inclusion, etc.
advanced geometric operations on paths like intersections, transformations, splitting, smoothing, etc.
sophisticated graph generation: modular design, pluggable axes, axes partitioning based on rational number arithmetics, flexible graph styles, etc.

Status and Availability

PyX is in steady development. Planned features are listed on the roadmap. The current release, PyX 0.11.1, is available at the download section of the SourceForge project page.

News

2011-05-20: PyX 0.11.1 released: This release fixes a few bugs, most importantly the extension build process. The manual has been been ported to Sphinx.
2011-05-15: PyX 0.11 released: This release contains a major reorganization of the text output code. Transparency in bitmaps is now supported and limited functionality of the bar style is available in 3d graphs. Various bugs have been fixed and there are small improvements all over the place.

For a full record of all news consult the news page.

Authors and License

PyX is written by Jörg Lehmann, Michael Schindler, and André Wobst. PyX is free software licensed under the GNU GPL Version 2 or (at your option) any later version. Other licensing schemes might be available upon request. Refer to the license page for further information.

Thanks

The authors kindly acknowledge financial support from the German Speaking TeX User Group DANTE e.V.