VPython is an extension of python, a powerful cross-platform object-oriented general-purpose programming language that is ideal for prototype development and ad-hoc programming tasks. Python itself does not provide graphics output so a 3D graphics module called Visual was created, hence VPython. VPython allows easy creation of 3D objects that can be viewed as perspective renderings, red-cyan stereo images, or exported to a GeoWall. This website offers an overview, examples and a tutorial of VPython as well as downloads for Windows, Mac, Linux and Unix. The user can subscribe to a VPython mailing list and link to related sites.
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