mandelbrot-orbit 1.1.0

Python command line application to generate graphs of Mandelbrot Set point orbits.

This is a command line application to generate Mandelbrot Set point orbits. An orbit is the series of values for the basic Mandelbrot Set formula: f(z) = z² + c

Please have a look at the repo on GitHub: https://github.com/josecelano/mandelbrot-orbit

Usage

Generate orbit graph for point (-1.3,0) with 100 iterations:

$ python3 -m mandelbrot_orbit -1.3 0 100
Executing mandelbrot-orbit version 1.0.0.
List of argument strings: ['-1.3', '0', '100']

That command will generate an image mandelbrot_orbit.png

Flexible invocation

The application can be run right from the source directory, in different ways:

1. Treating the mandelbrot_orbit directory as a package and as the main script:

   $ python3 -m mandelbrot_orbit zx zy num_iterations
   Executing mandelbrot-orbit version 1.0.0.
   List of argument strings: ['zx', 'zy', 'num_iterations']

2. Using setup.py develop (documented here):

   # This installs the `mandelbrot-orbit` command linking back
   # to the current checkout, quite neat for development!
   $ python setup.py develop
   ...
   $ mandelbrot-orbit zx zy num_iterations

3. Using the mandelbrot-orbit-runner.py wrapper:

   $ ./mandelbrot-orbit-runner.py zx zy num_iterations
   Executing mandelbrot-orbit version 1.0.0.
   List of argument strings: ['zx', 'zy', 'num_iterations']

Installation sets up bootstrap command

Situation before installation:

$ mandelbrot-orbit
bash: mandelbrot-orbit: command not found

Installation right from the source tree (or via pip from PyPI):

$ python3 setup.py install

Now, the mandelbrot-orbit command is available:

$ mandelbrot-orbit -1.3 0 100
Executing mandelbrot-orbit version 1.0.0.
List of argument strings: ['-1.3', '0', '100']

On Unix-like systems, the installation places a mandelbrot-orbit script into a centralized bin directory, which should be in your PATH. On Windows, mandelbrot-orbit.exe is placed into a centralized Scripts directory which should also be in your PATH.