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1. pip install xatra: a Python package for building historical maps

Announcing the alpha version of xatra, a small Python package for building historical maps.

To use, just run pip install xatra.

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The idea is you specify a map by a list of “flags”: declarations that a certain polity ruled over some region. A Minimal Working Example of how you would use the package:

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It’s not the prettiest, and its handling of dynamic (year-wise) maps is currently quite inefficient. I would be very happy to have some collaborators:

github.com/srajma/xatra

For the time being, it at least simplifies things compared to editing in inkscape for hours on end.


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Author: NiṣādaHermaphroditarchaṃśa (Mal'ta boy ka parivar)

Created: 2025-07-01 Tue 05:27