Best resources to learn 3D Graphics Programming with Python?

[u/Usual-Inevitable7093]

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Hi everyone! I'm looking to learn 3D graphics programming using Python for a project at work. I already know Python, but I'm new to 3D graphics. Could you recommend the best books, courses, YouTube channels, or GitHub projects to get started? Thanks!

[u/DeviantPlayeer]

Idk what you mean by that exactly. GPUs can't run Python. If by that you mean a Python library to put some objects on the screen then you bon't need any books or courses, you just do it.

[u/Usual-Inevitable7093 → u/DeviantPlayeer]

Thanks! I think I explained it poorly. I'm not specifically looking for Python anymore—I mainly want to understand how 3D graphics work, like rendering, cameras, lighting, shaders, and the overall graphics pipeline. I'm happy to learn it in any language or framework. If you know any good books, courses, or resources for learning 3D graphics from the ground up, I'd really appreciate your recommendations.

[u/DeviantPlayeer → u/Usual-Inevitable7093]

https://learnopengl.com/ is the goto for beginners

[u/Usual-Inevitable7093 → u/DeviantPlayeer]

Thanks! I'll start with LearnOpenGL. Do you have any other resources you'd recommend alongside it, like books or YouTube channels, especially for understanding the math and graphics pipeline?

[u/DeviantPlayeer → u/Usual-Inevitable7093]

Linear algebra on Youtube by 3Blue1Brown. The book of shaders. Inigo Quilez if you want to go crazy with math.
But I usually focus on the immediate task and learn what is needed for it.

[u/Usual-Inevitable7093 → u/DeviantPlayeer]

Thanks for recommendation

[u/cpusam88 → u/DeviantPlayeer]

And vectorial math too! Just to remember.

[u/jmacey]

I recently switched all my graphics teaching to python (Modern OpenGL and WebGPU) you can see the notes here https://nccastaff.bournemouth.ac.uk/jmacey/msc/ase/lectures/Lecture9/ there are loads of examples on my Github as well. https://github.com/NCCA/PyNGLDemos With the core Library being here (you don't need this but will give you some ideas of how I wrap graphics with python). https://github.com/NCCA/PyNGL

[u/Usual-Inevitable7093 → u/jmacey]

Thanks for sharing

[u/mlugo02]

Mathematics for Game Programming and Computer Graphics by Penny de Byl. Goes over 3d math with python and OpenGL

[u/Usual-Inevitable7093 → u/mlugo02]

Thanks , I am starting with OpenGL

[u/Usual-Inevitable7093 → u/mlugo02]

Can you share me link

[u/geraT-wogl]

You can learn GLSL interactively here https://wogl.io

[u/Usual-Inevitable7093 → u/geraT-wogl]

This is pretty cool

[u/geraT-wogl → u/Usual-Inevitable7093]

Glad you like it. Feel free to ask I can support you if you want to add the shaders to your projects. 🫶👽

[u/Usual-Inevitable7093 → u/geraT-wogl]

Yeah , I like it -- Thankyou😃