---
name: "pyscript"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "python-pyscript"
version: "0.6.1-4"
release: "Debian 9 (Stretch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/pyscript"
---

# pyscript(1)

## NOM

pyscript - Pyscript tool for generating an Encapsulated PostScript (EPS)

## SYNOPSIS

**pyscript** \[**--version**\]

**pyscript** *file.py* \[**options**\] \[**-o** *output file name file*\] \[**-l** *log file*\]

## DESCRIPTION

Pyscript allows one to write images using the Python programming language. Use **pyscript** to create an Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) from a python program using pyscript objects.

An source python file name has to be given to the script. By default, **pyscript** is written its output to foo.eps where foo.py is the file name of the python program. this behavior can be change by specifying **-o output** or **--output=output** to the script.

The path of an alternative log file can also be written using the **-l file** or **--logfile=file**.

## OPTIONS

**--version/-V**

print version and URL of the project.

**--help/-h**

print usage information

**--output/-o**

Output is written to the given file name

**--logfile/-l**

Write the logfile to the given file name

## AUTHORS

Pyscript was written by Alexei Gilchrist\<aalexei@users.sourceforge.net\> and Paul Cochrane\<paultcochrane at users.sourceforge.net\>.

This manual page was written by Arnaud Fontaine \<arnau@debian.org\> for the Debian system (but may be used by others). Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 2 any later version published by the Free Software Foundation.

On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public License can be found in /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL.

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2006 Arnaud Fontaine\