Pretty graphs and charts in Python [closed]

Answer 1

CairoPlot

Answer 2

Chaco from enthought is another option

Answer 3

PLplot is a cross-platform software package for creating scientific plots. They aren't very pretty (eye catching), but they look good enough. Have a look at some examples (both source code and pictures).

The PLplot core library can be used to create standard x-y plots, semi-log plots, log-log plots, contour plots, 3D surface plots, mesh plots, bar charts and pie charts. It runs on Windows (2000, XP and Vista), Linux, Mac OS X, and other Unices.

Answer 4

I'm the one supporting CairoPlot and I'm very proud it came up here. Surely matplotlib is great, but I believe CairoPlot is better looking. So, for presentations and websites, it's a very good choice.

Today I released version 1.1. If interested, check it out at CairoPlot v1.1

EDIT: After a long and cold winter, CairoPlot is being developed again. Check out the new version on GitHub.

Answer 5

I used pychart and thought it was very straightforward.

http://home.gna.org/pychart/

It's all native python and does not have a busload of dependencies. I'm sure matplotlib is lovely but I'd be downloading and installing for days and I just want one measley bar chart!

It doesn't seem to have been updated in a few years but hey it works!

Answer 6

You can also use pygooglechart, which uses the Google Chart API. This isn't something you'd always want to use, but if you want a small number of good, simple, charts, and are always online, and especially if you're displaying in a browser anyway, it's a good choice.