---
name: "snappea-console"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "snappea"
version: "3.0d3-24"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/snappea"
---

# snappea-console(1)

for creating and studying hyperbolic 3-manifolds

Part of [snappea(1)](/snappea/1.md).

## NAME

snappea - for creating and studying hyperbolic 3-manifolds

## SYNOPSIS

**snappea**\
 **snappea-console**

## DESCRIPTION

**SnapPea** is a program for creating and studying hyperbolic 3-manifolds.  It is accessible via Python scripts as well as through a traditional graphical user interface.

Running *snappea* will invoke the GUI.  Running *snappea-console* will invoke a Python console from which low-level operations can be performed.

Note that the SnapPea Python bindings require Python 2.1, since SnapPea does not yet support Python 2.2 or higher.

## SEE ALSO

The original documentation from the program author is available in */usr/share/doc/snappea/*. See *http://www.geometrygames.org/SnapPea/* for further information.

## AUTHOR

SnapPea was written by Jeff Weeks \<weeks@geometrygames.org\>, with Python assistance from Nathan Dunfield.\
 This manual page was written by Ben Burton \<bab@debian.org\> for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).