M. Evans wrote:

http://cm.bell-labs.com/who/hobby/MetaPost.html

Compiles to PostScript.

Yes, metapost is very cool. Definitely a nice thing to play with, but not particularly within scipy's scope as I understand it. It does let one "program in graphics" in a much more fun environment than Postscript. Something I'd use in a programming class to teach the smart-alecks something. =) --david