rendering test image in python. less network traffic to database than node-mapnik for some reason.

gistfile1.py

import mapnik                                                                  
mmap = mapnik.Map(0, 0)                                                        
mapnik.load_map(mmap, path_to_xml)                             
mmap.width = 256                                                               
mmap.height = 256                                                              
mmap.zoom_to_box(mapnik.Box2d(-9079495.967826376,2817774.6107047386,-8766409.899970295, 3130860.6785608195 ))
                                                                               
img = mapnik.Image(256, 256)                                                   
mapnik.render(mmap, img)                                                       
img.save("test_output.png")