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{{lowercase|Lowercase title=pyxplot}}

{{Infobox software

| name = pyxplotPyxplot

| logo =

| developer = Dominic Ford, Ross Church

| released = 2006

| latest release version = 0.9.2

| latest release date = {{Start date and age|2012|09|19|df=yes}}

| frequently updated = yes

| programming language = [[C (programming language)|C]]

| platform = [[Cross-platform]]

| language = English

| statusgenre = Active[[List of information graphics software|Plotting]]

| genre = [[List of graphing software|Plotting]]

| license = [[GNU General Public License|GNU GPL]]

| website = {{URL|http://www.pyxplot.org.uk}}

}}

'''Pyxplot''' is a [[free software]] [[command-line]] graph-plotting and [[vector- graphics]] package. Its interface is similar to that of [[gnuplot]], but its graphics engine is optimised to produce output in a style appropriate for inclusion in academic journals. The [[latexLaTeX]] typesetting system is used to render all text labels, making it easy to annotate graphs with mathematical expressions. In addition, Pyxplot has many more [[Control flow-|flow control constructs]] than gnuplot, making it much easier to perform batch operations.

Pyxplot is available for free download under the [[GNU General Public License|GNU GPL]].

== Mathematical Environmentenvironment ==

Pyxplot's mathematical environment is unusual in that numerical variables can have physical units. Mathematical expressions involving quantities with physical units automatically calculate the dimensions of the resulting quantity; for example, squaring a distance will automatically produce an area. Data files read in<!--not a mistake--> in one unit (for example inches), can be output in another unit (for example meters).

All of Pyxplot's numerical analysis commands, such as curve-fitting, Fourier transforms and histogram generation also natively support quantities with physical units. Pyxplot's [[vector graphics]] drawing commands allow positions on the page and rotation angles to be specified by quantities with appropriate physical units.

== External links ==

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Pyxplot is extensively documented online. Its website includes a large [http://pyxplot.org.uk/current/doc/html/index.html Users' Manual] and [http://pyxplot.org.uk/examples/index.html gallery of examples].

The source code is available on [httphttps://sourceforge.net/projects/pyxplot/ SourceforgeSourceForge].

[[Category:Free plotting software]]

[[Category:Free software programmed in C]]

[[Category:Graphics libraries]]

[[Category:Plotting software]]