Resources # Direct link to this section

Tips # Direct link to this section

• try to keep your code as clean as possible:
  • tidy up unused snippets and lines in your code
  • comment your code so that you know what does what
• ask your peeers for help
• use a version control system like git

References # Direct link to this section

General # Direct link to this section

• Drawbot Manual
• Drawbot Forum
• Python for Designers

Beziers # Direct link to this section

• The beauty of bézier curves
• Bezier game

Conditions # Direct link to this section

• Conditions

Reading files # Direct link to this section

• csv

AxiDraw # Direct link to this section

• Python utilities
• Inkscape usage

File management # Direct link to this section

Find a naming convention that you use. This could be date_project.extension, so for a Drawbot file this could be: 241231_exhibition-poster.py. Using a date in your filenames helps you to track changes later on and to quickly find the newest file.

Some systems can (still) be tricky when you make use of special characters in your file names (umlauts, spaces, signs reserved for special purposes like dots). Try to not use those. Example (worse → better): 241231 exhibition poster lärm.py → 241231_exhibition-poster-laerm.py

Commenting # Direct link to this section

Using a # in Python makes the line that follows a comment. Sometimes if you don’t have the solution right away or want to keep track of what each function or variable does you can add a comment.

Helpers # Direct link to this section

A collection of scripts that might help you on the go are collected here