Can matplotlib generate EPS10 output?

Question

EPS10 supports transparency and layers in vector graphics. Can matplotlib generate EPS10 files?

Emplace

I am not familiar with what EPS10 exactly is. However, does the Agg backend not allow you to output files in EPS format. – Catbird

EPS yes, but not EPS10. – Emplace

Can you please provide a link to the EPS10 spec? This sounds very interesting, but I have never heard of this file format. – Petrick

Answer 1

I am fairly sure that matplotlib cannot do this. Indeed, I do not think that EPS10 is a specified version of EPS, but rather than it is just a tag to denote .eps files saved by Adobe illustrator version 10 (or above) with the "Illustator 10 EPS" option. This forum thread seems to support that view.

I can't find a canonical reference on the Adobe site as I'd like, but this blog / article does a good job of explaining what it does and the fact that it is an option on saving EPS in later Illustrator versions.

As a side note - it looks like the format is obsolete in the most modern versions of Illustrator (see forum question here)

Unexampled