L-systems in Python

This project provides an implementation of L-systems (Lindenmayer systems) using Python and Pygame. L-systems are a mathematical model used to describe the growth of plants and other organic structures through recursive string rewriting.

What are L-systems?

L-systems are a formal grammar system invented by Aristid Lindenmayer in 1968. They are particularly well-suited for modeling the growth of plants, trees, and fractals. The system consists of:

• Alphabet: A set of symbols that can be replaced (or rewritten).
• Axiom: The initial state of the system.
• Production rules: A set of rules that define how each symbol in the alphabet is replaced by a string of symbols.

Each iteration or generation of the system produces a new string based on the production rules. When visualized, L-systems can create complex, fractal-like structures that resemble plant growth, tree branches, and more.

Features

• Preset L-systems: The following preset L-systems are available in the project:
  1. Dragon Curve
  2. Tree
  3. Mandala
  4. Planet
  5. Pentigree
  6. Hex Fractal
  7. Wings
  8. Snowflake
  9. Tentacle Fractal

some of the LSystems are taken from here

Prerequisites

• Python 3.x

Required Libraries

• pygame

To install the required libraries, you can use the following command:

pip install -r requirements.txt

Documentation

For more information, check out the Lindenmeyer Systems doc

License

This project is licensed under the GNU License - see the LICENSE file for details.