Is there any python module to plot 2d cartesian coordinate in text mode?

Question

matplotlib seems only can plot in GUI or output picture/ps format like files. Is there any module to plot and output text mode figures? eg.

^
|          o    
|  o           o   o
|      o   
|                      o
|                          o
|    
+------------------------------>
0  1   2   3   4   5   6   7

Thanks!

Answer 1

Have you already tried ASCII-Plotter?

Alternatively you can call gnuplot from your python script. See Command-line Unix ASCII-based charting / plotting tool and Calling gnuplot from python.