A simple implementation of Bresenham's line drawing algorithm.
See the Wikipedia entry_ for details on what that is.
.. _the Wikipedia entry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bresenham's_line_algorithm
Note that this is a simple implementation.
It is written in Pure Python (without e.g. numpy), so it is relatively slow.
I found some beauty in combining the classic algorithm (whose ingenuity lies in using only integers – a constraint that isn't really as relevant now) with a Python generator (a modern device that follows the spirit of “executable pseudocode”, abstracting away the output subroutine). I hope others can appreciate the code as well.
For serious use, look at these:
skimage.draw.line_, which solves the same problem fast.Numpy-based recipe_ that generalizes the solution to N
dimensions... _skimage.draw.line: http://scikit-image.org/docs/dev/api/skimage.draw.html#skimage.draw.line
.. _Numpy-based recipe: http://code.activestate.com/recipes/578112-bresenhams-line-algorithm-in-n-dimensions/
In a Python virtual environment, do::
python -m pip install bresenham
To install from a Git checkout (in editable mode)::
python -m pip install -e.
To install without a virtual envitonment, add the --user option.
The bresenham(x0, y0, x1, y1) function returns a generator of
the coordinates of the line from (x0, y0) to (x1, y1).
For example, the coordinates of a line from (-1, -4) to (3, 2), are::
>>> from bresenham import bresenham
>>> list(bresenham(-1, -4, 3, 2))
[(-1, -4), (0, -3), (0, -2), (1, -1), (2, 0), (2, 1), (3, 2)]
You're welcome to join this project!
If you spot an issue, please report it at the Issues page_ on Github.
If you'd like to start changing the code or documentation, check out the code locally using::
git clone https://github.com/encukou/bresenham
If you're new to this, please read the this guide_ about collaborating
on Github-hosted projects like this one.
If that doesn't make sense, please e-mail the author <encukou@gmail.com>_
for clarification. I'd be happy to help you get started.
.. _Issues page: https://github.com/encukou/bresenham/issues .. _this guide: https://guides.github.com/activities/contributing-to-open-source/
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An implementation of Bresenham's line drawing algorithm
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