py-postscript

One-file python generator of the postscript code.

You can use these wrapped in python functions:

• translate
• rotate
• moveto
• lineto
• stroke
• closepath
• setlinewidth
• setgray
• fill
• line
• rect
• square
• setfont
• text
• text_in_cell
• times
• for_loop

For more detailed info read source code.

Running example

example script outputs code that draws coordinate system and rotates rectangle with text "Im text in a rect".

Generated code

283.68000000000006 283.68000000000006 translate newpath
-283.68000000000006 0.0 moveto
283.68000000000006 0.0 lineto
2.8368000000000007 setlinewidth
stroke newpath
0.0 283.68000000000006 moveto
0.0 -283.68000000000006 lineto
2.8368000000000007 setlinewidth
stroke 0 1 360 { /index exch def index rotate
0.0 0.0 moveto
0.0 28.368000000000002 rlineto
113.47200000000001 0.0 rlineto
0.0 -28.368000000000002 rlineto
closepath
2.8368000000000007 setlinewidth
gsave stroke grestore
index 0.0025 mul setgray
fill
0 setgray
/LiberationSerif findfont 13 scalefont setfont
2.8368000000000007 2.8368000000000007 moveto
(Im text in a rect)
show } for

Generated image