DirectPython

DirectPython uses DirectX almost directly, usually just interpreting Python objects to a form that DirectX can understand.

Naturally Python's philosophy has been kept in mind during the planning: DirectPython is simple to use and install. There is no need to download any external libraries (assuming that Python and DirectX are installed) in order to use DirectPython.

Features:

• High-performance 3D and 2D rendering
• Alpha blending, antialiasing and anisotropic filtering
• Bump- and environmental mapping
• High-level language (HLSL) shaders with shader model 3.0 support
• Meshes, both static and animated using the flexible .x-format
• Integrate DirectPython with your favorite windowing toolkit like wxPython... ...or use the skinnable Direct3D GUI library
• Use physics libraries like PyODE for high speed demonstrations or games
• Pass raw matrix- and vertexdata (eg. from NumPy) directly to Direct3D
• Play sounds (with basic 3D support if needed) and videos easily without any third-party dependencies
• Use DirectInput to receive status information from game controllers