I use pyWxSVG to convert a svg file to a png image. pyWxSVG is svg canvas for wxPython. View and print svg file or svg content, convert svg to raster graphics. Open svg, svgz file as wx.Image, use wx.BITMAP_TYPE_SVG, wx.BITMAP_TYPE_SVGZ type. Partial support svg format. Tested with Python 2.5 and wxPython 2.8.9.2. Path parser and elliptical arc approximation from Enable.
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