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Exploring libraries - Processing Tutorial
From the course: Processing: Interactive Data Visualization
Exploring libraries
Before we get started with sketches there is just one more thing I want to take care of, I want you to be aware of the libraries that are available in Processing, both the libraries that come with Processing, but have to be installed, and the contributed libraries. Just like in other programming in languages, libraries are resources that can add pre-written code classes or data among other things that can make your programming life easier. In this movie, we'll take a quick look at the libraries that come with Processing, as well as where to find other contributed libraries, how to install them in Processing, and how to use them in a sketch. The first thing is to look at the libraries that come with Processing but are not installed by default. What you can do when you're in Processing is come up to Sketch and then down to Import Library. And what you'll see is that there are a handful of Libraries that come with Processing but are not installed by default. For instance, the javascript…
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