Drawing with python.

[aleator]

Hello.

What is the recommendable means of producing
bitmaps with python. Basic primitives I need
are polygons, antialiased lines and ellipses.

I have tried, so far, GD-module (Very slow) and
Pygame(Antialiased lines are ugly, pixelated).

I do not necessarily need to produce bitmaps, any image
that is good for wxpython application and WWW is good
enough.

- Ville Tirronen

 

[Fernando Perez]

Hello.

What is the recommendable means of producing
bitmaps with python. Basic primitives I need
are polygons, antialiased lines and ellipses.

I have tried, so far, GD-module (Very slow) and
Pygame(Antialiased lines are ugly, pixelated).

I do not necessarily need to produce bitmaps, any image
that is good for wxpython application and WWW is good
enough.

Depending on your exact needs, PyX or matplotlib may fit the bill. matplotlib
uses AGG, so it renders beautifully antialiased lines, but it's more geared
towards plotting. PyX has more raw primitives for drawing exposed, but it's
main output target is PostScript (which you can of course easily convert later
at any desired resolution).

Cheers,

f

 

[moma]

Hello.

What is the recommendable means of producing
bitmaps with python. Basic primitives I need
are polygons, antialiased lines and ellipses.

I have tried, so far, GD-module (Very slow) and
Pygame(Antialiased lines are ugly, pixelated).

I do not necessarily need to produce bitmaps, any image
that is good for wxpython application and WWW is good
enough.

- Ville Tirronen

PIL ?
http://www.pythonware.com/products/pil/

 

[Michel Claveau/Hamster]

Hi ! Yes, PIL can do.

 

[phil hunt]

PIL ?
http://www.pythonware.com/products/pil/

I've used it, and like it (apart from the built-in font, which is
crap).