plotdevice 1.0.0

Description:

plotdevice 1.0.0

PlotDevice is a Macintosh application used for computational graphic design. It
provides an interactive Python environment where you can create two-dimensional
graphics and output them in a variety of vector, bitmap, and animation formats.
It is meant both as a sketch environment for exploring generative design and as
a general purpose graphics library for use in external Python programs.
PlotDevice scripts can create images from simple geometric primitives, text, and
external vector or bitmap images. Drawing commands provide a thin abstraction
over macOS's Quartz graphics engine, providing high-quality rendering
of 2D imagery and powerful compositing operations.
PlotDevice is a fork of NodeBox 1.9.7rc1 with support for modern versions of
Python and Mac OS.
The new version features:

Runs natively on Intel and Apple Silicon and supports retina displays
Python 3 only (including a bundled 3.10 installation in the app)
images can now be exported in HEIC format and videos support H.265 (HEVC)
SVG files can now be drawn to the canvas using the image() command (thanks to the magical SwiftDraw library)
image exports have a configurable zoom to create 2x/3x/etc ‘retina’ images
revamped var() command for creating GUIs to modify values via sliders, buttons, toggles, etc.
updated text editor with multiple tabs, new themes, and additional key-binding modes emulating Sublime Text and VS Code
the module's command line interface is now accessible through python3 -m plotdevice
the command line tool has a new --install option to download PyPI packages for use within the app
document autosaving is now user-configurable
Bugfixes and misc. improvements detailed in the changelog

Version 0.9.5 added:

Python 3 compatible
Can now be built with system Python or Homebrew versions of the interpreter
Much faster import times on Yosemite thanks to a bundled copy of PyObjC 3.0.4
HTTP is now handled by the requests module and caches responses locally
Totally revamped typography system with support for OpenType features,
pagination, multi-column text, character geometry, and more
Added 130+ unit tests (run them with python setup.py test) plus bugfixes for
for measure(), textpath(), Bezier.fit(), read(), and the Preferences dialog

Version 0.9.4 added:

Enhanced command line interface.
New text editor with tab completion, syntax color themes, and emacs/vi bindings.
Video export in H.264 or animated gif formats (with GCD-based i/o).
Added support for external editors by reloading the source when changed.
Build system now works with Xcode or py2app for the application and pip for the module.
Virtualenv support (for both installation of the module and running scripts with dependencies).
External scripts can use from plotdevice import * to create a drawing environment.
Simplified bezier & affine transform api using the python ‘with’ statement
New compositing operations for blend mode, global opacity, and dropshadows
Simplified typography commands with stylesheet-based character styles
Now uses the system's Python 2.7 interpreter.

Requirements:

Mac OS X 11+
Python 3.6+