gedcom_plotter

Plot a family tree stored in a gedcom file using graphviz. See examples here and here (based on gedcom files from here).

Installation

Linux:

It is recommended to use a venv for installation.

Dependencies:

• python & pip
• graphviz (including devel packages)
• (git)

Ubuntu 22:

apt update
apt install gcc python3-dev python3-venv graphviz libgraphviz-dev

python3 -m venv env
source env/bin/activate

pip3 install git+https://github.com/schwiptr/gedcom_plotter.git

Rocky Linux 9:

dnf install 'dnf-command(config-manager)'
dnf config-manager --enable crb
dnf install git gcc python3-devel graphviz-devel

python3 -m venv env
source env/bin/activate

pip3 install git+https://github.com/schwiptr/gedcom_plotter.git

Windows:

Installation in Windows has currently only been tested using the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), followed by the installation instructions for Linux above.

While it has not been tested, it should also be possible to install natively on Windows. To do that, at least the following dependencies have to be installed:

• python
• Visual C/C++
• Graphviz
• (git)

See also here the instructions for pygraphviz installation.

Using anaconda/miniconda for the installation in Windows is currently not recommended, as it results in font issues in the output plot.

Usage

See gedcom_plotter --help for details. The examples above were created using these commands:

gedcom_plotter Bible+Family+Tree.ged -o Bible+Family+Tree.svg -e gray -g rankdir=BT
gedcom_plotter George+Washington+Family+Big.ged -o George+Washington+Family+Big.svg -g rankdir=LR label="Family Tree of George Washington" labelloc=t fontsize=120 fontname="Z003" -n shape=oval style=filled fontname="Z003" width=2.4 -f M=#9abaed F=lightpink