Bug#112118: ITP: python-visual -- A Python library for 3d visualization

[mdanish@andrew.cmu.edu]

> > Package: wnpp
> > Severity: wishlist
> > 
> > Visual is a library for 3D scientific visualization. It allows rapid
> > development of programs in Python, but is itself written in C++ for speed. 
> > It currently supports various colored geometrical primitives (texture 
> > support is being added). It was developed for use by a Carnegie-Mellon 
> > University honors first-year physics course.
> > 
> > It is copyrighted under the Python license, and you can get it from
> > http://vpython.sourceforge.net by CVS.
> 
> Link not found. I found http://sourceforge.net/projects/visualpython/
My mistake.


Also I received a response from the visualpython-devel list that the license
is not quite the Python license.  I have enclosed their version here:



The Visual library is Copyright (c) 2000 by David Scherer.

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