Python-API: Scientific Graphing Library

Plotly's scientific graphing libraries let you make and share interactive, publication-quality graphs in your browser. Plotly's online graphing tools can interface with your desktop environment, allowing you to import or stream data. Then, style beautiful graphs with code and Plotly's online interface. Easily share your data and graphs publicly with a URL or privately with your team.

Gallery Examples

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Documentation and Feedback

Online documentation is available here.
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IPython-Plotly Notebooks on NBViewer

Basic graph examples Get started here. Try zooming and panning inside the graphs.
Multiple axes, subplots, and insets Get crazy with scientific graphing here.
IJulia example IJulia rocks! So does Plotly. Check it out.
Bubble Charts and Hover Text Psychedelic spirals, crime data, Hans Rosling, data slicing with Pandas, and more.

Use cases

Stats, physics, and sciences, for stats, fits, and functions: beta distribution.
Algebra, geometry, and calculus: Bessel Functions.
Finance and business: Tesla and Apple Stock.
Stock Data: Bitcoin Prices.
Design: Barnsley Fern.
Makers: Stream and graph data from Arduino and Raspberry PI.
Engineering: System Latency.
Academia and Journalism: City of New York & Boroughs Population.
Sports Journalism: Score Distribution Stats for NFL, NHL, MLB, and NBA.

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