numpy-stl
Read, write and modify binary and ASCII STL 3D model files.
3D and graphics PyPI BSD-3-Clause
How numpy-stl is used
numpy-stl joined the catalog on its public numbers (343,753 downloads a week on PyPI and 687 GitHub stars), not on our project count: it is a dependency in 5 public GitHub projects of our scan, 0 of them set up for AI coding agents. The most used alternative in our scan is trimesh (3 projects). Projects that use it most often also use NumPy (80.0%), pandas (80.0%), PyTorch (80.0%).
numpy-stl popularity over time
Gid Score 37: downloads 54, use in agent projects 7, GitHub stars 5, downloads trend 100 (each 0-100). How it is calculated.
Often used with numpy-stl
| NumPy | 80.0% of numpy-stl projects · 13.7× more than average |
|---|---|
| pandas | 80.0% of numpy-stl projects · 18.6× more than average |
| PyTorch | 80.0% of numpy-stl projects · 52.8× more than average |
| Matplotlib | 60.0% of numpy-stl projects · 22.3× more than average |
| NetworkX | 60.0% of numpy-stl projects · 60.1× more than average |
| Pillow | 60.0% of numpy-stl projects · 15.7× more than average |
| PyYAML | 60.0% of numpy-stl projects · 10.1× more than average |
| SciPy | 60.0% of numpy-stl projects · 33.0× more than average |
How numpy-stl is funded
GitHub Sponsors
| @wolph | 0 current sponsors |
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GitHub shows how many people and companies sponsor an account, not how much they pay. Sponsors of a person back all of their work, which here includes progressbar2.
Ways to fund numpy-stl
GitHub Sponsors Ko-fi thanks.dev Tidelift
As the maintainers list them in FUNDING.yml on GitHub. Checked Oct 20, 2026.
Install
| Package | pip install numpy-stl |
|---|---|
| Main stacks | Python (5) |
| Example projects | MarcHesse/mhflocke |
Alternatives to numpy-stl
Tools that do the same job, so a project picks one or the other. Add-ons and libraries used alongside numpy-stl are not listed here; they are in "Often used with".
| Tool | Gid Score | Used in agent projects | Downloads / wk | GitHub stars | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trimesh pypi 3D mesh processing library for loading, analyzing and manipulating triangular meshes. |
55 | 3 (0.2%) | 3.4M | 3,704 | MIT |
| Open3D pypi · new in the catalog 3D data processing: point clouds, meshes and visualization. |
50 | 1 (0.1%) | 507K | 14.1K | MIT |
| PyVista pypi · new in the catalog 3D visualization and mesh analysis for scientific and engineering applications. |
42 | 0 (0.0%) | 454K | 3,856 | MIT |
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