svgpathtools

from svgpathtools import svg2paths, wsvg, Path, Line, CubicBezier import os # Create a dummy SVG file for demonstration with open('example.svg', 'w') as f: f.write('<svg width="200" height="200">') f.write('<path d="M10 10 L100 10 L100 100 L10 100 Z" fill="blue"/>') f.write('</svg>') # 1. Read paths from an existing SVG file paths, attributes = svg2paths('example.svg') print(f"Read {len(paths)} path(s) from example.svg") # 2. Manipulate a path (e.g., scale the first path) if paths: original_path = paths[0] # Scale the path by 0.5 scaled_path = original_path.scaled(0.5) paths[0] = scaled_path print(f"Scaled the first path. New length: {scaled_path.length():.2f}") # 3. Create a new path programmatically new_segment1 = Line(start=10+10j, end=50+100j) new_segment2 = CubicBezier(start=50+100j, control1=150+50j, control2=50+150j, end=150+100j) new_path = Path(new_segment1, new_segment2) # Add the new path to the list and assign attributes paths.append(new_path) attributes.append({'fill': 'red', 'stroke': 'black', 'stroke-width': '2'}) # 4. Write the modified and new paths to a new SVG file wsvg(paths, attributes=attributes, filename='output.svg', openinbrowser=False) print("Modified paths written to output.svg") # Clean up dummy file (optional) os.remove('example.svg') # os.remove('output.svg') # Uncomment to remove output file after inspection