Top 10 growing data visualization libraries in Python in 2023

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  1. pygwalker

    PyGWalker: Turn your dataframe into an interactive UI for visual analysis

    The most popular data visualization python library in 2023. It turns your dataframe into an interactive data exploration app like tableau/powerBI with one line of code. It provides simple drag-and-drop/chat interface for you to build charts. It can run in juypter notebook, which means you do not need to switch between your code and the visualization app. Besides, you can also build interactive spitial visualization on maps with it. And it also has Javascript and R version.

  2. InfluxDB

    InfluxDB – Built for High-Performance Time Series Workloads. InfluxDB 3 OSS is now GA. Transform, enrich, and act on time series data directly in the database. Automate critical tasks and eliminate the need to move data externally. Download now.

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  3. matplotlib

    matplotlib: plotting with Python

    Github: https://github.com/matplotlib/matplotlib

  4. plotly

    The interactive graphing library for Python :sparkles:

    Github: https://github.com/plotly/plotly.py

  5. bokeh

    Interactive Data Visualization in the browser, from Python

    Github: https://github.com/bokeh/bokeh

  6. seaborn

    Statistical data visualization in Python

    Github: https://github.com/mwaskom/seaborn

  7. pyecharts

    🎨 Python Echarts Plotting Library

    Github: https://github.com/pyecharts/pyecharts

  8. Altair

    Declarative visualization library for Python

    Github: Altair

  9. Stream

    Stream - Scalable APIs for Chat, Feeds, Moderation, & Video. Stream helps developers build engaging apps that scale to millions with performant and flexible Chat, Feeds, Moderation, and Video APIs and SDKs powered by a global edge network and enterprise-grade infrastructure.

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  10. plotnine

    A Grammar of Graphics for Python

    Github: https://github.com/has2k1/plotnine

  11. holoviews

    With Holoviews, your data visualizes itself.

    Github: https://github.com/holoviz/holoviews

  12. VisPy

    Main repository for Vispy

    Github: https://github.com/vispy/vispy

NOTE: The number of mentions on this list indicates mentions on common posts plus user suggested alternatives. Hence, a higher number means a more popular project.

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