[Tutor] newbie graphing question

arsyed arsyed at gmail.com
Sun Jul 27 21:17:26 CEST 2008


On Sun, Jul 27, 2008 at 8:40 AM, Peter Petto <ppetto at apk.net> wrote:
> I'm about to try some Python programming for drawing simple geometric
> pictures (for math classes I teach) and was hoping to get some advice that
> will send me off in the best direction.
>
> I want to write programs that can draw figures with commands akin to
> point(x,y) to draw a point at coordinates (x,y), or segment (x1,y1,x2, y2)
> to draw a segment between points (x1, y1) and (x2, y2)?
>
> I'd appreciate recommendations as to the best facility or library to use to
> this end. I primarily use a Mac, but my students primarily use Windows.
>
> I'd love to hear any and all pointers or comments. Thanks!
>


Take a look at PiScript:

http://www.math.ubc.ca/~cass/piscript/docs/piscript.html


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