Best way to use Python to make 2d XY scatter graphs? Will TKinter do it?

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rh4170056 at juno.com (rhmd) wrote in message news:<616fccba.0310200250.22d55351 at posting.google.com>...
> I need to create image files (eg bmp or jpeg) of xy scatter graphs
> (i.e., graphs in which markers denote individual points; the markers
> need to be small polygons of various sizes, shapes, colors, shadings,
> etc. and there are thousands on them on each graph).  Have been using
> MS Excel, but its limitations are unbelievable (only whole number
> sizes, no way around a 56 color palette, only low quality jpeg files
> so that when I publish the graphs I have to print and scan them all to
> get a decent image, no more than 32K markers in a single series). 
> From a programming point of view, Python is perfect to set up
> something like this, but MY QUESTION IS: Will TKinter do this?  Or
> will it be necessary to learn OpenGL?  Or is another Python compatible
> package best?  Thanks for your help.

Since this hasn't been mentioned, there's a gnuplot binding for
python. I have used it successfully and without any speed problems for
scatter plots with > 20000 points, and it gives you the added benefit
to play around with the graphs in gnuplot itself.