title: How can i find area of an element in a meshed surface using python
body: <p>I am new to python . So help me in this. I have X,Y,Z coordinates(3D data points), lets say 1000 points, which makes a surface in 3d space. I have to find the total surface area of it. </p>
  
  <p>This can be done by meshing the coordinates within X, Y, Z and then finding the area of each element and summing up.</p>
  
  <p>I have meshed the coordinates in 3d space.</p>
  
  <p>Now what i need is to find the area of each element. Is there any method in python where i can calculate the surface area. 
  I was suggested to use Gaussian quadrature method to do it. But i din get how to use it in python to get the area.</p>
  
  <p>Can anyone help me in finding the area of the surface using python.</p>
  
  <p>Any help is thankful.</p>