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'''PyX''' is a [[Python (programming language)|Python]] package for the creation of [[PostScript]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=John, |first=Maxin B., "|date=December 2007 |title=Generating Postscript graphs using PyX" LG #145 |url=http://linuxgazette.net/145/john2.html |access-date= |website=[[Linux Gazette]]}}</ref> [[PDF]], and static [[Scalable Vector Graphics|SVG]] files. It combines an abstraction of the PostScript drawing model with a TeX/LaTeX interface. Complex tasks like 2d and 3d plots in publication-ready quality are built out of these primitives.<ref>{{Cite web |title=PyX — Python graphics package |url=https://pyx-project.org/ |access-date= |website=pyx-project.org}}</ref> Its goals are similar to those of other metalanguages for PDF drawing, such as [[TikZ]] or [[Asymptote (vector graphics language)|Asymptote]].

PyX is licensed under the [[GNU General Public License|GNU GPL]] version 2. It was originally the graphics library for [[Pyxplot]]. Although Pyxplot no longer depends directly on Pyx, it continues to incorporate substantial pieces of the PyX codebase.