Graph construction and visualization tools: GraphMaker and GraphViz

These tools are developed with and designed to work with Python3.6+ . If you're still using Python2, you are SO living in the past!

Required environment

To use these tools, you will need to have a number of packages installed in your Python environment:

• numpy -- for all sorts of efficient numerical manipulations
• scipy -- for useful functions related to multi-dimensional graphs
• matplotlib --- for access to pyplot, which is displaying the graphics

You should be able to find and install these easily; they are very common and well-maintained python packages.

Installation

To utilize these tools, grab and save the files linked below in your working directory, naming files after the class contained as usual with the standard '.py' suffix. You should then we able to import the contained classes freely from any other local files.

Instructions and usage examples for using each tools are in the comments at the top of the files! Here you go!

• GraphMaker : a tool for creating random maps, and editing them visually. Allows export of result to textual map file.
• GraphViz: a tool for interactive visualization of maps during a search.
• Node and Edge: two utility class used by the tools above to internally represent map elements.