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<h2 id="features">Features</h2> <p>Python-Ogre is different from the Ogre3D engine it is based upon as it comes pre-bundled with Python bindings and demos for many other support libraries. </p> <h3>Compatibility</h3> <p>Python-Ogre has compatibility for all platforms supported by OGRE: </p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Microsoft_Windows/bwhAhuSL">Microsoft Windows</a> - Binaries are available at the Python-Ogre forums.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Linux/9FvCKSTq">Linux</a> - Build instructions can be found on the Python-Ogre wiki. An Ubuntu binary is currently in development.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Mac_OS_X/Y93vVpTm">Mac OS X</a> - Build instructions can be found on the Python-Ogre wiki. Python-Ogre builds on both <a href="/facts/Mac_OS_X_v10.4/q6vKCpvq">Mac OS X 10.4 “Tiger”</a> and <a href="/facts/Mac_OS_X_v10.5/UmXw4H5x">Mac OS X 10.5 “Leopard”</a>.</li></ul> <h2 id="support">Support</h2> <p>The Python-Ogre wiki, contains build instructions for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X platforms, as well as tutorials and example code snippets. </p><p>Ogre3D hosts the official Python-Ogre forum for helping developers in their use of the engine. </p> <h2 id="history">History</h2> <p>The PyOgre project began in early 2005, where a Python binding for OGRE was first attempted using Boost.Python from the <a href="/facts/Boost_C%252B%252B_Libraries/vGLGG51A">Boost C++ Libraries</a> by two members of the Ogre3D community, Clay Culver and Federico Di Gergorio. This effort ultimately failed, which prompted the use of <a href="/facts/SWIG/A8Q6IxLt">SWIG</a> as the basis for the C++ binding.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a> This method proved to be rather successful, providing to the community with a somewhat limited and error-prone implementation, but an implementation nonetheless. </p><p>In mid-2006, Lakin Wecker began work on Python-Ogre, based on the Boost.Python libraries, as was attempted before. This was developed alongside the PyOgre project. He was aided by Andy Miller, who then later took over development of the project with assistance from Roman Yakovenko, Joseph Lisee, and Ben Harling during the evolution of the engine.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a> </p><p>Development of PyOgre was halted in mid-2007, and officially succeeded by Python-Ogre.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> </p><p>As of summer of 2008, Andy Miller was actively working on adding new features to Python-Ogre, as well as providing support and maintenance. </p><p>As of January 2014, the main website at python-ogre.org went offline, but wiki.python-ogre.org is still extant. </p> <h2 id="included-libraries">Included libraries</h2> <p>The following libraries are either currently supported, or have at one point in time worked with the Python-Ogre engine. Support for particular libraries are noted in each release. Demos are available for all libraries listed, however, not all demos function, due to the constantly evolving <a href="/facts/Codebase/MT0CJ4oD">codebase</a> and limited number of active developers. </p> <a href="/facts/Rendering_(computer_graphics)/YYxfnmAq">Renderer</a> <ul><li>Ogre 1.4.9 Legacy version</li> <li>Ogre 1.5 <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080917010258/http://www.ogre3d.org/wiki/index.php/Roadmap">"Shoggoth"</a> experimental <a href="/facts/Software_build/uTz1koQy">software build</a></li> <li>Ogre 1.6 <a href="/facts/Software_release/z4Q4RElA">official release</a></li> <li>Ogre 1.7 "Cthugha" experimental build, including full <a href="/facts/DirectX/jyy75wVN">DirectX</a> 10 support.</li></ul> <a href="/facts/GUI/wBlQFWDP">GUI</a> <ul><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080917005255/http://www.ogre3d.org/wiki/index.php/BetaGUI">BetaGUI</a>—Compact and lightweight OGRE GUI library</li> <li><a href="/facts/CEGUI/Bem4a3E0">CEGUI</a>—Fully featured general-purpose videogame GUI library</li> <li><a href="http://www.ogre3d.org/wiki/index.php/NaviLibrary">Navi</a>[<i>permanent dead link</i>]—HTML/CSS/JS-based OGRE GUI library</li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080917005518/http://www.ogre3d.org/wiki/index.php/QuickGUI">QuickGUI</a>—Easy to use, widget-based OGRE GUI library</li> <li><a href="https://archive.today/20100925163102/http://www.ogre3d.org/wiki/index.php/Hikari">Hikari</a>—Flash based OGRE GUI library</li></ul> <a href="/facts/I%2fO/WQTE8Jas">I/O</a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Object_Oriented_Input_System/KyUPKuXM">OIS</a>—Standard OGRE input library, allowing <a href="/facts/Data_buffer/tVy4j2Dc">buffered</a>, <a href="/facts/Object-oriented_programming/TxNMEcao">object-oriented</a> input</li></ul> Audio <ul><li><a href="/facts/OpenAL/dM93Da1W">OpenAL</a>—Cross-platform audio API commonly used with Ogre3D</li></ul> <a href="/facts/Physics_engine/lAsEdSA4">Physics</a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Bullet_(software)/jPb2WxWy">Bullet</a>—Full-featured physics engine with a feature set similar to that of proprietary libraries, offering both rigid body and soft body collision detection</li> <li><a href="/facts/Open_Dynamics_Engine/8739e20p">ODE</a>—Open source rigid body collision detection library</li> <li><a href="/facts/Newton_Game_Dynamics/muC0obos">Newton</a>—Offers real-world physics simulation, where accuracy and real-world physical parameters are desired over performance and newer features</li> <li><a href="/facts/PhysX/FabGhdvx">PhysX</a>—Popular, <a href="/facts/Proprietary_software/9zcskxYL">proprietary</a>, high performance, fully featured library <ul><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080917005720/http://www.ogre3d.org/wiki/index.php/NxOgre">NxOgre</a>—Wrapper for the PhysX library and Ogre3D, with an editor and other helpful Ogre3D-oriented features</li></ul></li></ul> Effects <ul><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080917010238/http://www.ogre3d.org/wiki/index.php/Particle_Universe_plugin">Particle Universe</a>—Scriptable particle effects engine that helps create complex particle effects easily</li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080914204927/http://www.ogre3d.org/wiki/index.php/Caelum">Caelum</a>—Realistic sky, atmosphere, weather and lighting simulation</li> <li><a href="http://libnoise.sourceforge.net/">LibNoise</a>—Portable, open-source, <a href="/facts/Perlin_noise/Eg48246G">coherent noise</a>-generating library</li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080705073037/http://wiki.python-ogre.org/index.php/Main_Page">Python-Ogre wiki</a></li> <li><a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/python-ogre/">Downloads from SourceForge</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131128115053/http://www.python-ogre.org/">Archive of Python-Ogre.org</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20060924103231/http://www.ogre3d.org/phpBB2addons/viewforum.php?f=3">Official Python-Ogre forum</a></li> <li><a href="https://groups.google.com/group/python-ogre-developers">Python-Ogre Google Group</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.ohloh.net/projects/Python-Ogre">Ohloh page</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Introduction to PyOgre". Archived from the original on September 20, 2008. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080920052947/http://www.ogre3d.org/wiki/index.php/Introduction_to_PyOgre#Brief_History_and_Why_SWIG_.3COutdated.3E" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20080920052947/http://www.ogre3d.org/wiki/index.php/Introduction_to_PyOgre#Brief_History_and_Why_SWIG_.3COutdated.3E</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"Ogre3D Addons Forums - First Release of Python-Ogre". Archived from the original on February 10, 2012. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120210082130/http://www.ogre3d.org/addonforums/viewtopic.php?t=2511" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20120210082130/http://www.ogre3d.org/addonforums/viewtopic.php?t=2511</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"Ogre3D Addons Forums - Python-Ogre official". Archived from the original on February 10, 2012. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120210082317/http://www.ogre3d.org/addonforums/viewtopic.php?t=3917" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20120210082317/http://www.ogre3d.org/addonforums/viewtopic.php?t=3917</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>