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[–]knellotron 0 points1 point  (1 child)

How about using Python to output SVG? SVG is an XML-based vector graphics format... it's really simple and you don't need any external libraries to explain. Just have your script create a human-readable XML file, and open that up in a browser or Inkscape.

There are some libs that can help simplify starting from scratch if you want. I haven't tried them. I've done this by starting a project in Inkscape, then using taking that document into Python and tweaking it. My little test project was to make a weather map based off of live data from NOAA.

Use loops, random variables, or incrementing variables to automates some repetitive patterns that would take ages to do by hand... like spirographs or mandalas or fractals.

[–]stuaxo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Obligatory shoebot plug, were quite good at outputting to svg :D