In article <mailman.16011.1416478357.18130.python-l...@python.org>, Robin Becker <ro...@reportlab.com> wrote:
> I need to pack circles into a partial annulus ie part of a larger circle > bounded by two radii [...] > Circle packing is hard so I'm thinking of using some kind of spring/repulsion > model to do this. > > Has anyone any ideas about how to do this? This is not a Python question. This is an algorithm question, and would be better asked on some sort of math forum. Googling for things like "circle packing algorithm" brought me to http://www.packomania.com/, which looks like the perfect place to start your investigations. Once you have a specific algorithm in mind, and are having problems coding it up, come back here for help on the Python aspects. -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
