[Programming question]: Converting SVG to GIF

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Is there a way to convert an SVG graphics to GIF or PNG?

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Hi there! Yes, you can convert SVG to GIF/PNG using Python. Here's a minimal example using the cairosvg library:

# Install library first:
# pip install cairosvg

import cairosvg

# Convert SVG to PNG
cairosvg.svg2png(url="input.svg", write_to="output.png")

# Convert SVG to GIF 
# (This first creates a PNG and then converts to GIF using PIL)
from PIL import Image
cairosvg.svg2png(url="input.svg", write_to="temp.png")
Image.open("temp.png").save("output.gif")

Just replace "input.svg" with the path to your SVG file. Let me know if you need any clarification!

Best,
git-bob