PyElastica
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PyElastica is a Python library for simulating assemblies of slender, one-dimensional structures using Cosserat rod theory. It is the Python implementation of the Elastica project.
Made by Gazzola Lab, United States (checked on github.com/GazzolaLab (opens in a new tab)).
Source on GitHub: github.com/GazzolaLab/PyElastica (opens in a new tab). Facts read at commit 0688eb4 (opens in a new tab).
Licenses
- Code
- MIT (opens in a new tab)
Read by Robotheca from LICENSE (opens in a new tab) (MIT) at commit 0688eb4 (opens in a new tab), on 16 Oct 2026.
- Commercial use
- Yes
What it does
- Simulates assemblies of slender one-dimensional structures using Cosserat rod theory.
- Installable from PyPI with pip; compatible with Python 3.10 and later.
- Uses ffmpeg for plotting videos.
- Documentation is available online.
- Related projects extend it with GPU/JAX computing, magnetic fields, learning environments, and visualization plugins.
Written by Robotheca from the project's README (opens in a new tab) at commit 0688eb4.
Getting started
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- How to start
- The project's website (opens in a new tab)
Maintenance
- Status
- Active: a commit in the last 90 days
- Newest commit
- 7 Oct 2026 on master
- Latest release
- PyElastica v1.0.0 (22 Jun 2026)
Checked on GitHub on 16 Oct 2026.
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