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2022-10-16: PyX 0.16 released

This release enables a shortcut for accessing graph-component attributes, simplifying the modification of default components. Small improvements and several bug fixes, especially for the text alignment with TeX Live 2020, are included.

2019-07-14: PyX 0.15 released

This release introduces a new text engine UnicodeEngine, which enables simple typesetting with Type1 fonts without using TeX/LaTeX. The graph axis texters have been adjusted to work on the UnicodeEngine, as well. The exponential and mixed graph axis texters have been merged into the new default texter.
PyX' home has been moved to https://pyx-project.org. The source code repository has been converted to git and is now hosted at https://github.com/pyx-project/pyx.

2015-11-02: PyX 0.14.1 released

PyX source distribution is now hosted on PyPI. We also uploaded all old releases to PyPI. At the same time we removed the downloads from sourceforge. A few bug fixes are also included in this release.

2015-04-30: PyX 0.14 released

This version adds SVG (Scaleable Vector Graphics) as an output format to PyX. SVG can also be read to include it unchanged to into the SVG output. In addition, even though with quite some limitations, SVG can be read, parsed, and then represented on the PyX graphics level. Here it can be modified and output not just to SVG, but also to the other output formats. Various improvements and bug fixes complete this release.

2013-12-20: PyX 0.13 released

PyX has been ported to Python 3. It now requires Python 3.2 and above. Python 2 users should continue to use the previous PyX releases. Along with the port the text module was modernized and got a new documentation. In addition, the normpath now removes cusps from normcurves by spliting the curves on instability points such that tangents etc. are always well-defined. Various improvements and bug fixes complete this release.

2012-10-26: PyX 0.12.1 released

This release fixes drawing bugs in the gradient style for the recently introduced key graph.

2012-10-17: PyX 0.12 released

This release adds a density graph style to create density plots. The color scale is shown by a separate key graph. The key graph feature has been integrated in existing styles where appropriate, like the 3d surface style. A rather large set of other additions and bug fixes all over the place completes this release.

2011-05-20: PyX 0.11.1 released

This release fixes a few bugs, most importantly the extension build process. The manual has been been ported to Sphinx.

2011-05-15: PyX 0.11 released

This release contains a major reorganization of the text output code. Transparency in bitmaps is now supported and limited functionality of the bar style is available in 3d graphs. Various bugs have been fixed and there are small improvements all over the place.

2007-10-03: PyX 0.10 released

This release adds 3d plotting facilities to PyX using parallel or central projection. Two new graph styles grids and surfaces can be used in 3d graphs as well as some existing generic graph styles (symbols, lines, errorbars etc.). Several new examples, various other improvements requested by PyX users and some bugfixes complete this release.

2006-09-14: Talk about Type1 fonts and PyX in Rosenheim

A talk about Type1 fonts and PyX was presented at the fall meeting of the German Speaking TeX User Group DANTE e.V. (September 14th and 15th, Rosenheim). The presentation is available in German (pdf, 19 pages, 226 KB) and in a crude english translation.

2006-09-11: First public version of PyXPlot released

Dominic Ford released the first public version of PyXPlot, which provides a Gnuplot-style interface to PyX. PyXPlot already supports a large subset of Gnuplot's original functionality, always combined with the high-quality output of PyX.

2006-05-24: PyX 0.9 released

This release features a new set of deformers for path manipulations like smoothing, shifting, etc. A new set of extensively documented examples describing various aspects of PyX in a cookbook-like fashion have been written. Type 1 font-stripping is now handled by a newly written Python module. The evaluation of functions for graph plotting is now left to Python. Thereby some obscure data manipulation could be removed from the bar style for handling of nested bar graphs. Transparency is now supported for PDF output. Many more small improvements and bug fixes top off this release.

2006-01-20: New PyX tutorial for Gnuplot users

Titus Winters wrote a very nice tutorial explaining the basics of PyX's graph-plotting facilities for users familiar with Gnuplot.

2005-08-13: PyX 0.8.1 released

This release fixes some bugs in the path module and the output of decorated paths. The fallback for kpathsea was considerably improved in speed (it was unintensionally slowed down in 0.8). The inclusion of the bounding box information in PS and PDF files is now optional. It is suppressed by default when a paperformat is specified. A new path example completes the release.

2005-07-13: PyX 0.8 released

PyX now supports PDF output and also the generation of multi-page PS/PDF documents. The internals of the path system have been cleaned up and the external interface has been streamlined. The axis data handling of the graph component has undergone a major revision. Many other improvements and bug fixes are included in this release.

2004-12-15: PyX 0.7.1 released

This release fixes some bugs in the graph system, the canvas module and the kpsewhich support. The tipa package is no longer required to build the FAQ. The index files to sort the examples are now included in the distribution. Two new examples complete this maintenance release.

2004-10-29: PyX presentation in Hannover

PyX was presented at the fall meeting of the German Speaking TeX User Group DANTE e.V. (October 29nd to 30th, Hannover). The presentation is available in German (pdf, 16 Pages, 346 KB) only.

2004-10-21: PyX 0.7 released

This release adds support for the inclusion of bitmaps. The internals of the path system have undergone a major revision and cleanup. The handling of short path elements has been enhanced considerably to prevent numerical instabilities. The data and style handling in the graph system has been completely reorganized. It is now possible to combine several graph styles within a single plot instruction.

2004-04-27: PyX 0.6.3 released

PyX 0.6.3 contains a few bug fixes and includes the source for the FAQ and the manual as requested by a package maintainer.

2004-04-07: PyX 0.6.2 released

PyX 0.6.2 fixes a few bugs in the graph system.

2004-03-31: PyX 0.6.1 released

PyX 0.6.1 fixes a brown paper bag bug in the distribtion which missed to contain the new directories for the graph and the axis system.

2004-03-30: PyX 0.6 released

This release further improves the internal design and visible interfaces of PyX. The path system has undergone a major revision and cleanup. The graph module has been split into several smaller modules, reflecting its component architecture. Moreover, PyX now makes use of the attribute system introduced in the previous release. Graph styles and data handling have been largely revised. Major parts of the documentation have been rewritten and are now based on the standard Python documentation style. Bug-fixes and speed improvements complete this release.

2004-03-05: PyX presentation in Darmstadt

PyX was presented at the annual meeting of the German Speaking TeX User Group DANTE e.V. (March 2nd to 6th, Darmstadt). The presentation is available in German (pdf, 18 Pages, 425 KB) and English.

2004-01-22: PyX 0.5.1 released

This release fixed a distribution error (missing C files) and a PostScript DSC bug.

2004-01-20: PyX 0.5 released

PyX 0.5 introduces a more consistent and flexible attribute system is included. The TeX integration has been improved: native support for virtual fonts has been added. Markers allow the gathering of positions within the text. TeX's inter-process-communication option can be used to speed up the TeX interface. The install process has been streamlined. Lots of other small improvements and bugfixes were made.

2003-09-17: PyX 0.4.1 released

This release fixed some bugs mostly releated to the additions in the TeX/LaTeX handling.

2003-08-22: PyX 0.4 released

This release improves the special and font handling of the TeX/LaTeX interface. The graph module has undergone extensive restructuring of the axis component. Furthermore, various known bugs and shortcomings have been fixed.

2003-04-04: PyX 0.3.1 released

This release adds the examples to the tarball and fixes various bugs.

2003-03-31: PyX 0.3 released

PyX 0.3 features a new seamless TeX/LaTeX integration (internal dvi reader), nice examples, and huge improvements all over the place.

2003-01-17: PyX 0.2 released

PyX 0.2 contains a variety of bug fixes and improvements. In particular the axis handling of the graph module was enhanced considerably.

2002-10-07: PyX 0.1 released

The first public release, PyX 0.1, has been uploaded to SourceForge. It allows the creation of encapsulated PostScript drawings and uses TeX/LaTeX + dvips for the text creation. A graph module for the creation of x-y-plots is included.