# jdf/processing.py

Write Processing sketches in Python

Repository: https://github.com/jdf/processing.py
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/processingpy
Homepage: https://github.com/jdf/processing.py#python-mode-for-processing
Language: Python
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2023-09-30T18:34:09+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5865, "days_push": 1068, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1660, forks 227 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:18.376261+00:00)

## What it is
Python Mode for Processing, letting users write Processing sketches in Python on top of the Processing 3 JVM runtime. It integrates as a mode in the Processing Development Environment and supports most third-party Processing libraries.

## Use cases
- write processing sketches in python
- creative coding for artists and students
- teach programming with graphics
- generate generative art
- learn graphics programming without boilerplate
- run python-based visual sketches

## When to choose
- you want to write Processing sketches using Python syntax
- you are teaching or learning creative coding with Processing 3
- you rely on Processing 3 third-party libraries

## When to avoid
- you need Processing 4 compatibility
- you need actively maintained software with bug fixes
- you need modern Python 3 support

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: abandoned
- function: graphics, interpreter, sdk
- domain: graphics, education, cross-platform
- platform: windows, jvm, python
- tags: processing, creative-coding, python-mode, sketches, visual-arts, unmaintained, macos, linux

## Member repositories
- jdf/processing.py (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:18.376261+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:44:40.591654+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/jdf/processing.py (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:18.376261+00:00, sha c863593535ae)
  - homepage: https://github.com/jdf/processing.py#python-mode-for-processing (fetched 2026-08-29T11:17:03.718138+00:00, sha 3176a3040a44)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.