On Q4, you could try Waterloo Graphics <http://waterloo.sourceforge.net>. Its LGPLv3 and, although Java-based, runs in Python via Py4J. It has built-in mouse interactivity/GUI editors etc that will all be active when used from Python.
It is Java Swing-based, so e.g. data points can be drawn as standard clickable Swing components (see http://waterloo.sourceforge.net/R/scatter.html for an example using R [N.B. not interactive on the web site which just shows a bit-map]). For Python examples see http://waterloo.sourceforge.net/python/grid.html On Thursday, October 31, 2013 9:31:11 AM UTC, E.D.G. wrote: > Posted by E.D.G. on October 31, 2013 > > > > The following are several relatively basic questions regarding > Python's > > capabilities. I am not presently using it myself. At the moment a number > > of people including myself are comparing it with other programs such as > > XBasic for possible use. > > > > 1. How fast can Python do math calculations compared with other languages > > such as Fortran and fast versions of Basic. I would have to believe that it > > is much faster than Perl for doing math calculations. > > > > 2. Can Python be used to create CGI programs? These are the ones that run > > on Internet server computers and process data submitted through Web site > > data entry screens etc. I know that Perl CGI programs will do that. > > > > 3. If Python can be used for CGI programming, can it draw charts such as > > .png files that will then display on Web pages at a Web site? > > > > 4. How well does Python work for interactive programming. For example, if > > a Python program is running on a PC and is drawing a chart, can that chart > > be modified by simply pressing a key while the Python program is running. I > > have Perl and Gnuplot program combinations that can do that. Their > > interactive speed is not that great. But it is adequate for my own uses. > > > > 5. Can a running Python program send information to the Windows operating > > system as if it were typed in from the keyboard? Perl can do that and I > > would imagine that Python probably has that same capability. -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
