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Python API reference for plotly
This is the reference of plotlys API. Also see plotlys documentation website.
Submodules
Graph Objects: low-level interface to figures, traces and layout
Figure Factories: helper methods for building specific complex charts
I/O: low-level interface for displaying, reading and writing figures
plotly.colors: colorscales and utility functionsplotly.data: built-in datasets for demonstration, educational and test purposes
Full reference list
plotly.express: high-level interface for data visualizationplotly.express.scatterplotly.express.scatter_3dplotly.express.scatter_polarplotly.express.scatter_ternaryplotly.express.scatter_mapplotly.express.scatter_mapboxplotly.express.scatter_geoplotly.express.lineplotly.express.line_3dplotly.express.line_polarplotly.express.line_ternaryplotly.express.line_mapplotly.express.line_mapboxplotly.express.line_geoplotly.express.areaplotly.express.barplotly.express.timelineplotly.express.bar_polarplotly.express.violinplotly.express.boxplotly.express.ecdfplotly.express.stripplotly.express.histogramplotly.express.pieplotly.express.treemapplotly.express.sunburstplotly.express.icicleplotly.express.funnelplotly.express.funnel_areaplotly.express.scatter_matrixplotly.express.parallel_coordinatesplotly.express.parallel_categoriesplotly.express.choroplethplotly.express.choropleth_mapplotly.express.choropleth_mapboxplotly.express.density_contourplotly.express.density_heatmapplotly.express.density_mapplotly.express.density_mapboxplotly.express.imshowplotly.express.set_mapbox_access_tokenplotly.express.get_trendline_resultsplotly.expresssubpackages
plotly.graph_objects: low-level interface to figures, traces and layout- Figure
- Layout
- Simple Traces
plotly.graph_objects.Scatterplotly.graph_objects.scatterplotly.graph_objects.Scatterglplotly.graph_objects.scatterglplotly.graph_objects.Barplotly.graph_objects.barplotly.graph_objects.Pieplotly.graph_objects.pieplotly.graph_objects.Heatmapplotly.graph_objects.heatmapplotly.graph_objects.Imageplotly.graph_objects.imageplotly.graph_objects.Contourplotly.graph_objects.contourplotly.graph_objects.Tableplotly.graph_objects.table
- Distribution Traces
plotly.graph_objects.Boxplotly.graph_objects.boxplotly.graph_objects.Violinplotly.graph_objects.violinplotly.graph_objects.Histogramplotly.graph_objects.histogramplotly.graph_objects.Histogram2dplotly.graph_objects.histogram2dplotly.graph_objects.Histogram2dContourplotly.graph_objects.histogram2dcontour
- Finance Traces
plotly.graph_objects.Ohlcplotly.graph_objects.ohlcplotly.graph_objects.Candlestickplotly.graph_objects.candlestickplotly.graph_objects.Waterfallplotly.graph_objects.waterfallplotly.graph_objects.Funnelplotly.graph_objects.funnelplotly.graph_objects.Funnelareaplotly.graph_objects.funnelareaplotly.graph_objects.Indicatorplotly.graph_objects.indicatorplotly.graph_objects.Scatter3dplotly.graph_objects.scatter3dplotly.graph_objects.Surfaceplotly.graph_objects.surfaceplotly.graph_objects.Mesh3dplotly.graph_objects.mesh3dplotly.graph_objects.Coneplotly.graph_objects.coneplotly.graph_objects.Streamtubeplotly.graph_objects.streamtubeplotly.graph_objects.Volumeplotly.graph_objects.volumeplotly.graph_objects.Isosurfaceplotly.graph_objects.isosurface
- Map Traces
plotly.graph_objects.Scattergeoplotly.graph_objects.scattergeoplotly.graph_objects.Choroplethplotly.graph_objects.choroplethplotly.graph_objects.Scattermapplotly.graph_objects.scattermapplotly.graph_objects.Choroplethmapplotly.graph_objects.choroplethmapplotly.graph_objects.Densitymapplotly.graph_objects.densitymapplotly.graph_objects.Scattermapboxplotly.graph_objects.scattermapboxplotly.graph_objects.Choroplethmapboxplotly.graph_objects.choroplethmapboxplotly.graph_objects.Densitymapboxplotly.graph_objects.densitymapbox
- Specialized Traces
plotly.graph_objects.Scatterpolarplotly.graph_objects.scatterpolarplotly.graph_objects.Scatterpolarglplotly.graph_objects.scatterpolarglplotly.graph_objects.Barpolarplotly.graph_objects.barpolarplotly.graph_objects.Scatterternaryplotly.graph_objects.scatterternaryplotly.graph_objects.Sunburstplotly.graph_objects.sunburstplotly.graph_objects.Treemapplotly.graph_objects.treemapplotly.graph_objects.Icicleplotly.graph_objects.icicleplotly.graph_objects.Sankeyplotly.graph_objects.sankeyplotly.graph_objects.Splomplotly.graph_objects.splomplotly.graph_objects.Parcatsplotly.graph_objects.parcatsplotly.graph_objects.Parcoordsplotly.graph_objects.parcoordsplotly.graph_objects.Carpetplotly.graph_objects.carpetplotly.graph_objects.Scattercarpetplotly.graph_objects.scattercarpetplotly.graph_objects.Contourcarpetplotly.graph_objects.contourcarpet
plotly.subplots: helper function for laying out multi-plot figuresplotly.figure_factory: helper methods for building specific complex chartsplotly.figure_factory.create_2d_densityplotly.figure_factory.create_annotated_heatmapplotly.figure_factory.create_bulletplotly.figure_factory.create_candlestickplotly.figure_factory.create_choroplethplotly.figure_factory.create_dendrogramplotly.figure_factory.create_distplotplotly.figure_factory.create_facet_gridplotly.figure_factory.create_ganttplotly.figure_factory.create_hexbin_mapplotly.figure_factory.create_ohlcplotly.figure_factory.create_quiverplotly.figure_factory.create_scatterplotmatrixplotly.figure_factory.create_streamlineplotly.figure_factory.create_tableplotly.figure_factory.create_ternary_contourplotly.figure_factory.create_trisurfplotly.figure_factory.create_violin
plotly.io: low-level interface for displaying, reading and writing figures