PYTHON API

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Installation

Install COSMol Viewer and verify the Python package.

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Quick Start

Render your first molecule and open an interactive viewer.

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Scenes and Cameras

Compose geometry, frame the camera, and configure lighting.

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Molecules

Style molecules as balls and sticks, sticks, or spheres.

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Protein Structures

Render protein ribbons and solvent surfaces.

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Geometry

Add spheres, sticks, colors, and materials to a scene.

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Rendering and Export

Export PNGs and display images in notebooks.

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Viewers and Animation

Open interactive canvases and play molecular trajectories.

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Rust API

Use the shared renderer from native Rust applications.

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API Reference

Browse the generated Python classes, methods, and defaults.

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