4 PyX is a python package to create encapsulated PostScript figures. It provides
5 classes and methods to access basic PostScript functionality at an abstract
6 level. At the same time the emerging structures are very convenient to produce
7 all kinds of drawings in a non-interactive way. In combination with the python
8 language itself the user can just code any complexity of the figure wanted.
9 Additionally an TeX/LaTeX interface enables one to use the famous high quality
10 typesetting within the figures.
12 A major part of PyX on top of the already described basis is the provision of
13 high level functionality for complex tasks like 2d plots in publication-ready