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**VolEsti** is a `C++` library for volume approximation and sampling of convex bodies (*e.g.* polytopes) with an `R` and limited `python` interface. **VolEsti** is part of the [GeomScale](https://geomscale.github.io) project.

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###  Documentation

* [Using the R Interface](doc/r_interface.md)
* [Using the C++ Interface](doc/cpp_interface.md)
* [Using the Python Interface](volestipy/README.md)
* [Wikipage with Tutorials and Demos](https://github.com/GeomScale/volume_approximation/wiki)
* [Tutorial given to PyData meetup](https://vissarion.github.io/tutorials/volesti_tutorial_pydata.html)
* [Contributing](CONTRIBUTING.md)

### Credits

* [Contributors and Package History](doc/credits.md)
* [List of Publications](doc/publications.md)

Copyright (c) 2012-2020 Vissarion Fisikopoulos  
Copyright (c) 2018-2020 Apostolos Chalkis  

You may redistribute or modify the software under the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. It is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY.