NAME¶
pyxplot - a commandline data processing, graph plotting, and vector graphics
suite.
SYNOPSIS¶
pyxplot [file ...]
DESCRIPTION¶
PyXPlot is a multi-purpose command-line tool for performing simple data
processing and for producing graphs and vector graphics. The central
philosophy of PyXPlot's interface is that common tasks -- for example,
plotting labelled graphs of data -- should be accessible via short, simple and
intuitive commands which require minimal typing to produce a first draft
result. At the same time, these commands also take a sufficient range of
optional arguments and settings to allow these figures to be subsequently
fine-tuned into a wide range of different styles, appropriate for inclusion in
reports, talks or academic journals.
As well as being a graph-plotting package, PyXPlot also has facilities for
fitting mathematical functions to data, for numerically solving simple systems
of equations, and for converting datafiles between different formats. Its
mathematical environment can interpolate datasets, integrate and differentiate
them, and take Fourier transforms. PyXPlot's ability to keep track of the
physical units in which data are expressed, and to convert data between
different units of measurement, mean that it can be used as a powerful desktop
calculator.
PyXPlot's interface bears some striking similarities to that of Gnuplot.
Specifically, the commands used for plotting simple graphs in the two programs
are virtually identical, though the syntax used for more advanced plotting
often differs and PyXPlot's mathematical environment is hugely extended over
that of Gnuplot. This means that Gnuplot users will have a head start with
PyXPlot: simple Gnuplot scripts will often run in PyXPlot with minimal
modification.
A number of examples of the graphical output which PyXPlot can produce may be
found on the PyXPlot website: <
http://www.pyxplot.org.uk/>.
Full documentation can be found in: /usr/share/doc/pyxplot/pyxplot.pdf
COMMAND LINE OPTIONS¶
-h, --help: Display this help.
-v, --version: Display version number.
-q, --quiet: Turn off initial welcome message.
-V, --verbose: Turn on initial welcome message.
-c, --colour: Use coloured highlighting of output.
-m, --monochrome: Turn off coloured highlighting.
AUTHORS¶
Dominic Ford, Ross Church and Zoltan Voros <coders@pyxplot.org.uk>
CREDITS¶
Thanks to Dave Ansell, Rachel Holdforth, Stuart Prescott, Michael Rutter and
Matthew Smith, all of whom have made substantial contributions to the
development of PyXPlot.
SEE ALSO¶
pyxplot_watch(1),
gnuplot(1)