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# Manual

Before using the bindings, you have to import the tulip module in your current Python session. It is recommended to use the following directive:

    from tulip import *

This manual aims to quickly introduce the following features:

- Creating and manipulating graphs
  - Creating a new graph
  - Importing / exporting a graph using the TLP file format
  - Adding / Removing elements in the graph
  - Iterating over graph elements
- Getting / Setting data on graph elements
  - Creating / Accessing / Deleting a graph property
  - Working with graph properties
- Modifying the visual attributes of a graph
  - Graph layout
  - Rotations of the nodes
  - Selection
  - Colors of graph elements and labels
  - Sizes of graph elements
  - Shapes of graph elements
  - Labels of graph elements
  - Border width of graph elements
  - Applying a texture to nodes or edges
- Applying an algorithm on a graph
  - Calling a general algorithm on a graph
  - Calling a property algorithm on a graph

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