PyX: the Python Graphics Package [LWN.net]

A new release (version 0.6.2) of PyX, the Python Graphics Package was released this week.

PyX is a Python package for the creation of encapsulated PostScript figures. It provides both an abstraction of PostScript and a TeX/LaTeX interface. Complex tasks like 2d and 3d plots in publication-ready quality are built out of these primitives.

[PyX] PyX version 0.6.2 features several bug fixes in the graphing module, the details are available in the changes document.

Some of the primary PyX capabilities include:

Plotting of basic X/Y graphs.
The ability to overlay graphics.
Plotting of 2D and 3D grid-based data.
Provision of an abstracted PostScript functionality.
Support for the powerful TeX and LaTeX typesetting languages.
Publication quality output.
An easy to use Python API.

The online examples show PyX in action, a wide variety of useful graphics are shown.

With the ability to combine many types of data plotting with the scientific typesetting capabilities of TeX/LaTeX, PyX looks like an excellent tool for the creation of mathematical texts, both online/interactive and printed.

See the PyX documentation page for more information.

The PyX source code is available here.

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