Rubiks-Cube

Rendering a 3D Rubik's Cube with Matplotlib

How to draw a fully interactive Rubik’s cube using Poly3DCollection, handle keyboard events for face rotations, and integrate the Kociemba two-phase solver.

Why Matplotlib for a Rubik’s Cube?

Rubik’s cube visualizations typically use OpenGL, Three.js, or a game engine. Using matplotlib’s mpl_toolkits.mplot3d is unconventional. It’s designed for scientific plotting, not real-time 3D interaction. But it has one huge advantage: zero dependencies beyond what you already have for data visualization. No WebGL, no GPU shaders, no build pipeline. Just pip install matplotlib and you have a working 3D cube.