manual/intro.tex

   1 \chapter{Introduction}
   2 \label{intro}
   3 PyX is a python package to create encapsulated PostScript figures. It
   4 provides classes and methods to access basic PostScript functionality
   5 at an abstract level. At the same time the emerging structures are
   6 very convenient to produce all kinds of drawings in a non-interactive
   7 way. In combination with the python language itself the user can just
   8 code any complexity of the figure wanted. Additionally an
   9 \TeX{}/\LaTeX{} interface enables one to use the famous high quality
  10 typesetting within the figures.
  11
  12 A major part of \PyX{} on top of the already described basis is the
  13 provision of high level functionality for complex tasks like 2d plots
  14 in publication-ready quality.