.. highlight:: python

|PyTecplot|: |Tecplot 360| Python Library
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The pytecplot library is a high level API that connects your Python script to
the power of the |Tecplot 360| visualization engine. It offers line plotting,
2D and 3D surface plots in a variety of formats, and 3D volumetric
visualization. Familiarity with |Tecplot 360| and the |Tecplot 360| macro
language is helpful, but not required.

.. note::
    |PyTecplot| requires 64-bit Python versions 2.7 or 3.5+ and |Tecplot 360|
    version 2017 R1 *or later* with |TecPLUS| maintenance service. |PyTecplot|
    does not support 32 bit Python. Please refer to `Installation` for
    installation instructions and environment setup. For the best experience,
    developers are encouraged to use the **latest version of Python**. If you
    need help converting to Python 3 or wish to write code compatible with 2
    and 3, please refer to the `Python-Future Cheat Sheet
    <http://python-future.org/compatible_idioms.html>`_.

..  toctree::
    :maxdepth: 3

    install
    quickstart
    examples
    reference

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