p5-python is a creative coding library that brings the simplicity and functionality of the p5.js framework (which is based on Processing) to Python. It's designed to make it easy for artists, designers, and beginners to create visual art, animations, and interactive graphics.

Key Features:

• Simple Drawing Functions: p5-python provides easy-to-use functions to draw shapes, lines, and colors.

• Animation: It has built-in support for creating animations, allowing for dynamic visuals.

• Interactivity: You can easily add mouse and keyboard interactions to your sketches.

• Cross-Platform: It works across different platforms, making it accessible to a wide audience.

Basic Example

Here's a simple example of what p5 code might look like in Python:

from p5 import *

def setup():

    createCanvas(400, 400)

def draw():

    background(200)

    ellipse(200, 200, 100)

run()

In this example, createCanvas() initializes the drawing window, and draw() continuously renders the frame, drawing a circle at the center.

Usage

p5-python is often used for:

• Educational purposes to teach programming concepts.

• Rapid prototyping of visual ideas.

• Generative art and creative coding projects.

You can install p5-python using pip:

pip install p5-python

Then, you can create and run your sketches in a Python environment.

Function/Constant	Type	Description
setup()	Function	Called once at the beginning of the program to set initial environment properties.
draw()	Function	Continuously executes the lines of code contained inside its block until the program is stopped.
createCanvas()	Function	Creates a canvas element in the document, and sets the dimensions of it.
background()	Function	Sets the background color of the canvas.
point()	Function	Draws a point on the canvas at specified coordinates.
line()	Function	Draws a line between two points.
rect()	Function	Draws a rectangle on the canvas.
ellipse()	Function	Draws an ellipse (oval) on the canvas.
circle()	Function	Draws an circle on the canvas.
triangle()	Function	Draws a triangle connecting three points.
quad()	Function	Draws a quadrilateral (four-sided shape) connecting four points.
arc()	Function	Draws an arc (portion of an ellipse).
fill()	Function	Sets the color used to fill shapes.
noFill()	Function	Disables filling geometry shapes.
stroke()	Function	Sets the color used for the lines around shapes.
noStroke()	Function	Disables drawing the outline of geometry shapes.
strokeWeight()	Function	Sets the thickness of lines and points.
noLoop()	Function	Stops draw() from continuously executing.
loop()	Function	Re-starts draw() to continuously execute after noLoop() has stopped it.
text()	Function	Draws text on the canvas.
textSize()	Function	Sets the size of the text to be displayed.
textAlign()	Function	Sets the alignment of the text.
textFont()	Function	Sets the font for displaying text.
beginShape()	Function	Starts recording vertices for a custom shape.
endShape()	Function	Stops recording vertices for a custom shape and draws it.
vertex()	Function	Specifies a vertex for a custom shape.
curveVertex()	Function	Specifies a vertex for a custom shape using Catmull-Rom splines.
bezierVertex()	Function	Specifies a vertex for a custom shape using Bezier curves.
loadImage()	Function	Loads an image from a file.
image()	Function	Draws an image to the canvas.
width	Constant	Stores the width of the canvas.
height	Constant	Stores the height of the canvas.
keyPressed()	Function	Called once every time a key is pressed.
keyReleased()	Function	Called once every time a key is released.
keyTyped()	Function	Called once every time a key is pressed and released.
mousePressed()	Function	Called once after every time a mouse button is pressed.
mouseReleased()	Function	Called once after every time a mouse button is released.
mouseMoved()	Function	Called every time the mouse moves and no mouse button is pressed.
mouseDragged()	Function	Called every time the mouse moves and a mouse button is pressed.
keyIsPressed	Constant	Stores a boolean value if any key is pressed.
mouseIsPressed	Constant	Stores a boolean value if any mouse button is pressed.
keyCode	Constant	Stores the keycode of the last key pressed.
key	Constant	Stores the value of the last key pressed.
translate()	Function	Moves the origin of the canvas to a new location.
rotate()	Function	Rotates the canvas by a specified angle.
scale()	Function	Scales the canvas by a specified factor.
push()	Function	Saves the current drawing style settings and transformations.
pop()	Function	Restores the most recent drawing style settings and transformations.
PI	Constant	Stores the value of PI (π).
TWO_PI	Constant	Stores the value of 2 * PI.
HALF_PI	Constant	Stores the value of PI / 2.
random()	Function	Generates a random number within a specified range.
mouseX	Constant	Stores the current horizontal position of the mouse.
mouseY	Constant	Stores the current vertical position of the mouse.
frameCount	Constant	Stores the number of frames that have been displayed since the program started.
frameRate()	Function	Gets or sets the frame rate of the sketch.
delay()	Function	Pauses the execution of the program for a specified number of milliseconds.
millis()	Function	Returns the number of milliseconds since the
second()	Function	Returns the current second.
minute()	Function	Returns the current minute.
hour()	Function	Returns the current hour.
day()	Function	Returns the current day of the month.
month()	Function	Returns the current month.
year()	Function	Returns the current year.
alpha()	Function	Returns the alpha value (transparency) of a color.
red()	Function	Returns the red value of a color.
green()	Function	Returns the green value of a color.
blue()	Function	Returns the blue value of a color.
colorMode()	Function	Sets the color mode for the sketch (RGB, HSB, HSL).
lerpColor()	Function	Interpolates between two colors by a given amount.
dist()	Function	Calculates the distance between two points.
map()	Function	Re-maps a number from one range to another.
constrain()	Function	Constrains a number to be within a given range.
norm()	Function	Normalizes a number from another range into a value between 0 and 1.
lerp()	Function	Calculates a number between two numbers at a specific increment.