Resources

This section is for listing various useful pycairo resources, feel free to contribute !

Windows Binary Packages (unofficial)

Precompiled binaries for the Microsoft Windows platform can be obtained from the following sources:

Precompiled PyCairo for Python 2.x from Uri Shaked

Some Libraries/Modules Using pycairo

• Cairo Plot: a module to plot graphics

• matplotlib: a python 2D plotting library which produces publication quality figures in a variety of hardcopy formats and interactive environments across platforms.

• PyCha: PYthon CHArts - a Python package for drawing charts

• PyGoocanvas: python bindings for GooCanvas which is a canvas widget for GTK+

• PyGTK: GTK+ for Python.

• rsvg: part of gnome-python-desktop, it provides Python bindings for librsvg

Some Applications Using pycairo

• A Shogiban for Gnushogi.

• gPodder: a podcatcher.

• Miro: Internet TV, HD video player.

• pycairo projects at Google Code.

• PyChess.

• Pyroute - OpenStreetMap.

• Shoebot - a pure Python graphics robot.

Tutorials

• Cairo Tutorial for Python (and other) Programmers: Generic introduction to cairo concepts oriented to python.

• Cairo Tutorial for PyGTK Programmers: Tutorial about how to use cairo for drawing in PyGTK.

• Writing a widget using cairo and PyGTK 2.8 Part 1, Part 2: A translation of the GNOME Journal tutorial by Davyd Madeley from C to Python.

Demos

• A Basic Cairo-clock in Python using XShape.

• A simple clock implemented in pygtk and cairo.

Recipies

See the main Cairo Cookbook.