I have a Uniform Grid of 1KMx1KM squares as a shapefile with population data in each grid in a specific column as an integer. I would like to extrude each polygon based on the population and export the whole dataset using a python library. ArcScene can do this, but ArcPy can't hook into that program.

So has anyone ever done this? Can someone recommend a python package to do this? It doesn't have to dependent on ArcGIS.

I was looking at matplotlib, but I can't figure out how to create 3D bar graphs.

Thank you

I have a Uniform Grid of 1KMx1KM squares as a shapefile with population data in each grid in a specific column as an integer. I would like to extrude each polygon based on the population and export the whole dataset using a python library. ArcScene can do this, but ArcPy can't hook into that program.

Can someone recommend a python package to do this?

It doesn't have to be dependent on ArcGIS Desktop.

I was looking at matplotlib, but I can't figure out how to create 3D bar graphs.