plotly.py
The premium Open Source alternative to Highcharts
🎯 Best for:Scientific computing and building analytical web apps with Dash.
What is plotly.py?
Enables the creation of complex, publication-quality interactive graphs within Python environments. Integrates natively with Jupyter notebooks and Dash for building full-stack analytical web applications.
Tech Stack
PythonData Visualization
Why plotly.py?
- • Publication-ready output
- • Deep Dash integration
- • Interactive by default
Limitations
- • Large HTML export size
- • Slow for 1M+ points
- • Complex nested API
3/5/2026
Last Update
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Forks
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Issues
MIT
License
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-$1,440
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Team Size10 Users
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