simple, old-style graphic ?

[Mike C. Fletcher]

For 2D graphics, you might try PyGame, which is normally used for 2D (it 
can support an OpenGL context as well, if you want to go that way 
eventually).  It's fairly robust, has lots of sample code, and a 
supportive community mailing list.  It's also got lots of support for 
bitmap operations (including blended alpha IIRC), multimedia (sounds, 
movies) and the like.  You can even, IIRC, find an 
educationally-focussed module... "pygsear" (sp?) for it with a little 
googling.

For starting off into 3D graphics, I'd suggest picking up one of the 
scenegraph (also refered to as "retained mode") engines rather than 
working directly in OpenGL (unless your goal is "learn OpenGL so I can 
eventually write my own engine (or modify someone else's)", it's not a 
good way to start doing graphics).  I like OpenGL (god help me), but 
it's not a beginner-friendly programming system.

Enjoy,
Mike

sismex01 at hebmex.com wrote:

>>From: Alessandro de Manzano [mailto:demanzano at playstos.com]
>>Sent: Monday, June 09, 2003 11:07 AM
>>
>>Hello,
>>
>>I'ld need a little suggestion :-)
>>
>>For educational purposes I'ld find a Python module (Windows 
>>platform) to draw simple 2D graphic (even 3D if possible,
>>but is not a requirement). Like very old Basics, so lines,
>>points, circles, rectangles, colors, simple text strings, etc.
>>
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>
>You can use Tkinter.Canvas, it does this, and plenty more.
>
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>>As last resort I thought about some OpenGL module but I would 
>>really prefer something easier and simpler.
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