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+import numpy as np
+from scipy.special import comb
+
+def bernstein_poly(i, n, t):
+    """
+     The Bernstein polynomial of n, i as a function of t
+    """
+
+    return comb(n, i) * ( t**(n-i) ) * (1 - t)**i
+
+
+
+def bezier_curve(points, nTimes=1000):
+    """
+       Given a set of control points, return the
+       bezier curve defined by the control points.
+       points should be a list of lists, or list of tuples
+       such as [ [1,1], 
+                 [2,3], 
+                 [4,5], ..[Xn, Yn] ]
+        nTimes is the number of time steps, defaults to 1000
+        See http://processingjs.nihongoresources.com/bezierinfo/
+    """
+
+    nPoints = len(points)
+    xPoints = np.array([p[0] for p in points])
+    yPoints = np.array([p[1] for p in points])
+
+    t = np.linspace(0.0, 1.0, nTimes)
+
+    polynomial_array = np.array([ bernstein_poly(i, nPoints-1, t) for i in range(0, nPoints)   ])
+
+    xvals = np.dot(xPoints, polynomial_array)
+    yvals = np.dot(yPoints, polynomial_array)
+
+    return xvals, yvals
+
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    from matplotlib import pyplot as plt
+
+    nPoints = 4
+    points = np.random.rand(nPoints,2)*200
+    xpoints = [p[0] for p in points]
+    ypoints = [p[1] for p in points]
+
+    xvals, yvals = bezier_curve(points, nTimes=1000)
+    plt.plot(xvals, yvals)
+    plt.plot(xpoints, ypoints, "ro")
+    for nr in range(len(points)):
+        plt.text(points[nr][0], points[nr][1], nr)
+
+
+    plt.show()