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Read and write CZML in Python

Project description

This is an open source python library to read and write CZML files for Cesium, the WebGL Earth modeling engine.

Requirements

Tests

To run the tests (in the czml directory):

> python setup.py test

czml is continually tested with Travis CI

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Usage and Examples

The general approach to writing CZML with this python library is to define a document object, define packets and append them to the document, and then write the document to a file using the data() method passed to json.dump().:

# Import the library
from czml import czml

# Initialize a document
doc = czml.czml()

# Create and append the document packet
packet1 = czml.CZMLPacket(id='document',version='1.0')
doc.packets.append(packet1)

# Create and append a billboard packet
packet2 = czml.CZMLPacket(id='billboard')
bb = czml.Billboard(scale=0.7, show=True)
bb.image = 'http://localhost/img.png'
bb.color = {'rgba': [0, 255, 127, 55]}
packet2.billboard = bb
doc.packets.append(packet2)

# Write the CZML document to a file
filename = "example.czml"
with open(filename, 'w') as file:
    json.dump(doc.data(), file)

Supported CZML Components

The components in this library are developed to follow the CZML Content documentation. Supported components and subcomponents are listed in docs/COMPONENTS.md.

v 0.3.1 (2015/03/19)

  • Added usage example to README

  • Added docs/COMPONENTS.md

  • Minor cleanup from 0.3 release

v 0.3 (2015/03/09)

  • Replace VertexPositions with Positions [Christopher Clark (Frencil)]

  • Rebuild two-dimensional object classes and tests for current CZML [Christopher Clark (Frencil)]

  • Add/update all documented material subclasses (Grid, Image, Stripe, SolidColor, PolylineGlow, PolylineOutline) [Christopher Clark (Frencil)]

  • Add document object support (including version and Clock) [Christopher Clark (Frencil)]

  • Restrict support to Python 2.7 and 3.3+ [Christopher Clark (Frencil)]

v 0.2 (unreleased)

  • Fixed bug in the Number class [Carl Fischer (Carl4)]

  • Add Radii, Orientation, Path, Ellipsoid, Cone, Ellipse [Carl Fischer (Carl4)]

v 0.1 (2013/04/05)

  • Initial release [Christian Lederman (cleder)]

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