Re: Commerical graphing packages?
Le lundi 14 Février 2005 11:02, David Fraser a écrit : Erik Johnson wrote: I am wanting to generate dynamic graphs for our website and would rather not invest the time in developing the code to draw these starting from graphics primitives. I am looking for something that is... fairly robust but our needs are relatively modest: X-Y scatter plots w/ data point symbols, multiple data set X-Y line plots, bar charts, etc. Preferably this would come from a company that can provide support decent documentation, and a package that can be installed without a bunch of extra hassle (e.g., needs Numeric Python, needs to have the GD library installed, needs separate JPEG encoders, font libraries, etc.) I am aware of ChartDirector (http://www.advsofteng.com/ ) which explicitly supports python and seems to be about the right level of sophistication. I don't really know of any other packages in this space, do you? I am seeking feedback and reccomendations from people who have used this package or similar ones. I am particularly interested to hear about any limitations or problems you ran into with whatever package you are using. Thanks for taking the time to read my post! :) It's worth checking out matplotlib as well although it may not meet all your criteria ... but have a look, its a great package PyX might also be interesting, depending on your needs. Regards Francis Girard -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Commerical graphing packages?
Francis == Francis Girard [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Francis PyX might also be interesting, depending on your needs. While pyx is a very nice package, it is probably not a good choice for web app developers simply because it generates postscript, which is not very browser friendly. Once could send the PS through a converter such as ImageMagick, but it would probably be better to use a library that generates browser friendly output natively. matplotlib on the other hand, *does* work in web app servers, and generates PNG/SVG natively. See http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/faq.html#APPSERVER Although it is a free and open source package, I think that the image quality and support is on par with if not superior to what you find in many commercial solutions. If the OP wants commercial support, he might consider contacting the developer off-list :-) JDH -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Commerical graphing packages?
John Hunter wrote: Although it is a free and open source package, I think that the image quality and support is on par with if not superior to what you find in many commercial solutions. Amen to that. The ChartDirector demos looked very ugly to my eye. matplotlib plots usually look quite good without any tweaking. -- Robert Kern [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the fields of hell where the grass grows high Are the graves of dreams allowed to die. -- Richard Harter -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Commerical graphing packages?
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: If you're generating lots of graphs programatically, eg. on a web server, grace is not what you want. Yes, it has a command language, but IIRC it depends on X11, and windows even pop up as it runs in batch mode. Bleh. I don't understand what you're talking about. I've been using GRACE in batch mode for years and I've never had a window pop up. The only time a window pops up is when you start GRACE interactively. Hmm, I guess I was actually using grace_np.py rather than batch mode... it was a few years ago I last used it. The GRACE command language is not the greatest, but it gets the job done. It may have improved lately too (I run a fairly old version). Another nice feature of GRACE is a fairly active user community and a mailing list for help. They helped get me unstuck several times a while back. ...and some nasty features are the rather nasty GUI (at least, I found it awkward) and the fact that it's the only X11 application I've used that ever managed to crash my whole X desktop. John -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Commerical graphing packages?
Erik Johnson wrote: I am aware of ChartDirector (http://www.advsofteng.com/ ) which explicitly supports python and seems to be about the right level of sophistication. I don't really know of any other packages in this space, do you? I am seeking feedback and reccomendations from people who have used this package or similar ones. I am particularly interested to hear about any limitations or problems you ran into with whatever package you are using. We use both the Python and C++ bindings of ChartDirector (although their license always spans /all/ supported bindings. It's all pretty straight-forward, well-documented, and the license fee is a bargain compared to other packages we've used in the past. What it is not suitable for is maybe allowing for 3d-views of data cubes - changeable on the fly. -- Vincent Wehren -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Commerical graphing packages?
Check out GRACE. It's not specifically designed for Python, but I've been using with Python for a couple of years or more. I'm very happy with it, and it's free. It works both interactively and in batch mode. Do a google on GRACE. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Commerical graphing packages?
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Check out GRACE. It's not specifically designed for Python, but I've been using with Python for a couple of years or more. I'm very happy with it, and it's free. It works both interactively and in batch mode. Do a google on GRACE. If you're generating lots of graphs programatically, eg. on a web server, grace is not what you want. Yes, it has a command language, but IIRC it depends on X11, and windows even pop up as it runs in batch mode. Bleh. Gets the job done for interactive editing of publication-quality scientific graphs, though. John -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Commerical graphing packages?
Erik Johnson wrote: I am wanting to generate dynamic graphs for our website and ... I am aware of ChartDirector (http://www.advsofteng.com/ ) which I have used ChartDirector extensively as an activeX (not from python though). We found the API to be well-though and clean. The tool is definitely worth the value. Simple to use and productive. It saved us a lot of time. A great product. François -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Commerical graphing packages?
If you're generating lots of graphs programatically, eg. on a web server, grace is not what you want. Yes, it has a command language, but IIRC it depends on X11, and windows even pop up as it runs in batch mode. Bleh. I don't understand what you're talking about. I've been using GRACE in batch mode for years and I've never had a window pop up. The only time a window pops up is when you start GRACE interactively. The GRACE command language is not the greatest, but it gets the job done. It may have improved lately too (I run a fairly old version). Another nice feature of GRACE is a fairly active user community and a mailing list for help. They helped get me unstuck several times a while back. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Commerical graphing packages?
Thank you both for your input. I will check them out. :) -ej -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Commerical graphing packages?
I am wanting to generate dynamic graphs for our website and would rather not invest the time in developing the code to draw these starting from graphics primitives. I am looking for something that is... fairly robust but our needs are relatively modest: X-Y scatter plots w/ data point symbols, multiple data set X-Y line plots, bar charts, etc. Preferably this would come from a company that can provide support decent documentation, and a package that can be installed without a bunch of extra hassle (e.g., needs Numeric Python, needs to have the GD library installed, needs separate JPEG encoders, font libraries, etc.) I am aware of ChartDirector (http://www.advsofteng.com/ ) which explicitly supports python and seems to be about the right level of sophistication. I don't really know of any other packages in this space, do you? I am seeking feedback and reccomendations from people who have used this package or similar ones. I am particularly interested to hear about any limitations or problems you ran into with whatever package you are using. Thanks for taking the time to read my post! :) -ej -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
