def line(self, x0, y0, x1, y1):
    "Bresenham's line algorithm"
    dx = abs(x1 - x0)
    dy = abs(y1 - y0)
    x, y = x0, y0
    sx = -1 if x0 > x1 else 1
    sy = -1 if y0 > y1 else 1
    if dx > dy:
        err = dx / 2.0
        while x != x1:
            self.set(x, y)
            err -= dy
            if err < 0:
                y += sy
                err += dx
            x += sx
    else:
        err = dy / 2.0
        while y != y1:
            self.set(x, y)
            err -= dx
            if err < 0:
                x += sx
                err += dy
            y += sy
    self.set(x, y)
Bitmap.line = line

bitmap = Bitmap(17,17)
for points in ((1,8,8,16),(8,16,16,8),(16,8,8,1),(8,1,1,8)):
    bitmap.line(*points)
bitmap.chardisplay()

'''
The origin, 0,0; is the lower left, with x increasing to the right,
and Y increasing upwards.

The chardisplay above produces the following output :
+-----------------+
|        @        |
|       @ @       |
|      @   @      |
|     @     @     |
|    @       @    |
|    @        @   |
|   @          @  |
|  @            @ |
| @              @|
|  @            @ |
|   @          @  |
|    @       @@   |
|     @     @     |
|      @   @      |
|       @ @       |
|        @        |
|                 |
+-----------------+
'''