Release 1.2.0 of the Python Computer Graphics Kit is available at http://cgkit.sourceforge.net What is it? ----------- The kit is a collection of Python modules that contain the basic types and functions required for creating 3D computer graphics images. The kit includes several new types such as vectors, matrices and quaternions. It contains a binding for Pixar's RenderMan interface which is a renderer independent API to communicate 3D data to renderers which will finally produce a 2D image. There are already several RenderMan compliant renderers freely available (they are not part of the kit). The kit also includes some of the functionality from the RenderMan Shading Language which enables you to create procedural models or textures from within Python. Even though the kit focuses on RenderMan, the new types or the Shading Language functionality can also be used for other rendering mechanism such as OpenGL or other renderers such as POV-Ray. The kit should run on any platform where Python (and a C/C++ compiler) is available. Binary packages are available for Windows and Debian. What's new? ----------- The new release fixes a crash that could occur with the Python 2.2 binary package on Windows. The problem was actually a bug in Pyrex and occurred during a garbage collection cycle after a vector has been unpacked. Apart from that, there are a few small bug fixes in the ri and cgtypes module (see changelog). Debian users can now also download a binary package (thanks to Brett Hartshorn!). For more information, visit: http://cgkit.sourceforge.net - Matthias -