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Biggles : Scientific Plotting with/in/for Python

Biggles is a Python module for creating publication-quality 2D scientific plots. It supports multiple output formats (postscript, x11, png, svg, gif), understands simple TeX, and sports a high-level, elegant interface. It's intended for technical users with sophisticated plotting needs.

The goal is to produce a plotting package that isn't deeply frustrating.

Simple Example

Here's a simple biggles script:

#!/usr/bin/env python

import biggles

        x = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
        y = [5, 4, 3, 2, 1]

        p = biggles.FramedPlot()
        p.add( biggles.Curve(x, y) )
        p.show()

This produces an X window with a framed plot of the curve y(x). You can find more in the 'examples/' directory included with the source distribution.

More Information

Complete documentaion is available at the biggles website:

http://biggles.sourceforge.net/

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Questions about biggles usage should be send to:

biggles-help@lists.sourceforge.net

Bug reports, feature requests, and patches should be sent to:

biggles-devel@lists.sourceforge.net