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.. glossary ::
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- AGG
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- The Anti-Grain Geometry (`Agg <http://antigrain.com/ >`_) rendering
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- engine, capable of rendering high-quality images
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- Cairo
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- The `Cairo graphics <https://cairographics.org >`_ engine
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- dateutil
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- The `dateutil <https://dateutil.readthedocs.io >`_ library
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- provides extensions to the standard datetime module
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- EPS
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- Encapsulated Postscript (`EPS
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- <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encapsulated_PostScript> `_)
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- FreeType
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- `FreeType <https://www.freetype.org/ >`_ is a font rasterization
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- library used by matplotlib which supports TrueType, Type 1, and
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- OpenType fonts.
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- GDK
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- The Gimp Drawing Kit for GTK+
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GTK
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The GIMP Toolkit (`GTK <https://www.gtk.org/ >`_) graphical user interface
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library
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- JPG
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- The Joint Photographic Experts Group (`JPEG
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- <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jpeg> `_) compression method and
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- file format for photographic images
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- numpy
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- `numpy <http://www.numpy.org/ >`_ is the standard numerical
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- array library for python, the successor to Numeric and numarray.
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- numpy provides fast operations for homogeneous data sets and
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- common mathematical operations like correlations, standard
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- deviation, fourier transforms, and convolutions.
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- PDF
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- Adobe's Portable Document Format (`PDF
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- <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portable_Document_Format> `_)
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- PNG
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- Portable Network Graphics (`PNG
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- <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portable_Network_Graphics> `_), a raster
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- graphics format that employs lossless data compression which is more
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- suitable for line art than the lossy jpg format. Unlike the gif format,
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- png is not encumbered by requirements for a patent license.
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- PS
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- Postscript (`PS <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PostScript >`_) is a
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- vector graphics ASCII text language widely used in printers and
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- publishing. Postscript was developed by adobe systems and is
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- starting to show its age: for example is does not have an alpha
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- channel. PDF was designed in part as a next-generation document
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- format to replace postscript
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PyGObject
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`PyGObject <http://www.pygtk.org/ >`_ provides Python wrappers for the
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:term: `GTK ` widgets library
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and windows; many linux distributions package this as
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'python-qt5' or 'python-qt4'.
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- python
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- `python <https://www.python.org >`_ is an object oriented interpreted
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- language widely used for scripting, application development, web
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- application servers, scientific computing and more.
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Qt
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`Qt <https://www.qt.io/ >`__ is a cross-platform
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application framework for desktop and embedded development.
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version of Qt cross-platform application
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framework for desktop and embedded development.
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- raster graphics
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- `Raster graphics
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- <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raster_graphics> `_, or bitmaps,
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- represent an image as an array of pixels which is resolution
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- dependent. Raster graphics are generally most practical for
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- photo-realistic images, but do not scale easily without loss of
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- quality.
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- SVG
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- The Scalable Vector Graphics format (`SVG
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- <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svg> `_). An XML based vector
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- graphics format supported by many web browsers.
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- TIFF
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- Tagged Image File Format (`TIFF
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- <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tagged_Image_File_Format> `_) is a
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- file format for storing images, including photographs and line
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- art.
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Tk
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`Tk <http://www.tcl.tk/ >`_ is a graphical user interface for Tcl
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and many other dynamic languages. It can produce rich, native
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applications that run unchanged across Windows, Mac OS X, Linux
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and more.
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- vector graphics
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- `vector graphics
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- <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vector_graphics> `_ use geometrical
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- primitives based upon mathematical equations to represent images
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- in computer graphics. Primitives can include points, lines,
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- curves, and shapes or polygons. Vector graphics are scalable,
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- which means that they can be resized without suffering from
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- issues related to inherent resolution like are seen in raster
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- graphics. Vector graphics are generally most practical for
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- typesetting and graphic design applications.
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wxpython
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`wxpython <https://www.wxpython.org/ >`_ provides python wrappers
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for the :term: `wxWidgets ` library for use with the WX and WXAgg
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