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NAME
gv_python - graph manipulation in python
SYNOPSIS
#!/usr/bin/python
import sys
import gv
USAGE
INTRODUCTION
gv_python is a dynamically loaded extension for python that provides access to the graph facilities of
graphviz.
COMMANDS
New graphs
New empty graph
graph_handle [Link] (name);
graph_handle [Link] (name);
graph_handle [Link] (name);
graph_handle [Link] (name);
New graph from a dot-syntax string or file
graph_handle [Link] (string);
graph_handle [Link] (string filename);
graph_handle [Link] (channel);
Add new subgraph to existing graph
graph_handle [Link] (graph_handle, name);
New nodes
Add new node to existing graph
node_handle [Link] (graph_handle, name);
New edges
Add new edge between existing nodes
edge_handle [Link] (tail_node_handle, head_node_handle);
Add a new edge between an existing tail node, and a named head node which will be induced in the graph
if it doesn’t already exist
edge_handle [Link] (tail_node_handle, head_name);
Add a new edge between an existing head node, and a named tail node which will be induced in the graph
if it doesn’t already exist
edge_handle [Link] (tail_name, head_node_handle);
Add a new edge between named tail and head nodes which will be induced in the graph if they don’t
already exist
edge_handle [Link] (graph_handle, tail_name, head_name);
Setting attribute values
Set value of named attribute of graph/node/edge - creating attribute if necessary
string [Link] (graph_handle, attr_name, attr_value);
string [Link] (node_handle, attr_name, attr_value);
string [Link] (edge_handle, attr_name, attr_value);
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Set value of existing attribute of graph/node/edge (using attribute handle)
string [Link] (graph_handle, attr_handle, attr_value);
string [Link] (node_handle, attr_handle, attr_value);
string [Link] (edge_handle, attr_handle, attr_value);
Getting attribute values
Get value of named attribute of graph/node/edge
string [Link] (graph_handle, attr_name);
string [Link] (node_handle, attr_name);
string [Link] (edge_handle, attr_name);
Get value of attribute of graph/node/edge (using attribute handle)
string [Link] (graph_handle, attr_handle);
string [Link] (node_handle, attr_handle);
string [Link] (edge_handle, attr_handle);
Obtain names from handles
string [Link] (graph_handle);
string [Link] (node_handle);
string [Link] (attr_handle);
Find handles from names
graph_handle [Link] (graph_handle, name);
node_handle [Link] (graph_handle, name);
edge_handle [Link] (tail_node_handle, head_node_handle);
attribute_handle [Link] (graph_handle, name);
attribute_handle [Link] (node_handle, name);
attribute_handle [Link] (edge_handle, name);
Misc graph navigators returning handles
node_handle [Link] (edge_handle);
node_handle [Link] (edge_handle);
graph_handle [Link] (graph_handle);
graph_handle [Link] (edge_handle);
graph_handle [Link] (node_handle);
graph_handle [Link] (graph_handle);
Obtain handles of proto node/edge for setting default attribute values
node_handle [Link] (graph_handle);
edge_handle [Link] (graph_handle);
Iterators
Iteration termination tests
bool [Link] (graph_handle);
bool [Link] (node_handle);
bool [Link] (edge_handle);
bool [Link] (attr_handle);
Iterate over subgraphs of a graph
graph_handle [Link] (graph_handle);
graph_handle [Link] (graph_handle, subgraph_handle);
Iterate over supergraphs of a graph (obscure and rarely useful)
graph_handle [Link] (graph_handle);
graph_handle [Link] (graph_handle, subgraph_handle);
Iterate over edges of a graph
edge_handle [Link] (graph_handle);
edge_handle [Link] (graph_handle, edge_handle);
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Iterate over outedges of a graph
edge_handle [Link] (graph_handle);
edge_handle [Link] (graph_handle, edge_handle);
Iterate over edges of a node
edge_handle [Link] (node_handle);
edge_handle [Link] (node_handle, edge_handle);
Iterate over out-edges of a node
edge_handle [Link] (node_handle);
edge_handle [Link] (node_handle, edge_handle);
Iterate over head nodes reachable from out-edges of a node
node_handle [Link] (node_handle);
node_handle [Link] (node_handle, head_node_handle);
Iterate over in-edges of a graph
edge_handle [Link] (graph_handle);
edge_handle [Link] (node_handle, edge_handle);
Iterate over in-edges of a node
edge_handle [Link] (node_handle);
edge_handle [Link] (graph_handle, edge_handle);
Iterate over tail nodes reachable from in-edges of a node
node_handle [Link] (node_handle);
node_handle [Link] (node_handle, tail_node_handle);
Iterate over nodes of a graph
node_handle [Link] (graph_handle);
node_handle [Link] (graph_handle, node_handle);
Iterate over nodes of an edge
node_handle [Link] (edge_handle);
node_handle [Link] (edge_handle, node_handle);
Iterate over attributes of a graph
attribute_handle [Link] (graph_handle);
attribute_handle [Link] (graph_handle, attr_handle);
Iterate over attributes of an edge
attribute_handle [Link] (edge_handle);
attribute_handle [Link] (edge_handle, attr_handle);
Iterate over attributes of a node
attribute_handle [Link] (node_handle);
attribute_handle [Link] (node_handle, attr_handle);
Remove graph objects
bool [Link] (graph_handle);
bool [Link] (node_handle);
bool [Link] (edge_handle);
Layout
Annotate a graph with layout attributes and values using a specific layout engine
bool [Link] (graph_handle, string engine);
Render
Render a layout into attributes of the graph
bool [Link] (graph_handle);
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Render a layout to stdout
bool [Link] (graph_handle, string format);
Render to an open file
bool [Link] (graph_handle, string format, channel fout);
Render a layout to an unopened file by name
bool [Link] (graph_handle, string format, string filename);
Render to a string result
string [Link] (graph_handle ing, string format);
[Link] (graph_handle, string format, string outdata);
Render to an open channel
bool [Link] (graph_handle, string format, string channelname);
Render a layout to a malloc’ed string, to be free’d by the caller
(deprecated - too easy to leak memory)
(still needed for "eval [gv::renderdata $G tk]" )
string [Link] (graph_handle, string format);
Writing graph back to file
bool [Link] (graph_handle, string filename);
bool [Link] (graph_handle, channel);
Graph transformation tools
bool [Link] (graph_handle);
KEYWORDS
graph, dot, neato, fdp, circo, twopi, python.
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