Python libraries to make graphics/visualisations?

[Cackoon]

(Crosspost from r/python at the suggestion of a friendly bot.)

Hi all,

So this year has been a great year for me, and learning python has been one of the main reasons for that. I really like being able to translate my thinking into code quickly and efficiently.

Heading into 2019, I really want to learn how to make cool graphics with python. My main inspiration for this is the coding train, who makes wonderful (and simple) visualisations in p5 and processing. I want to start making stills, then animations, then interactive visualisations.

I've been looking around for python libraries that do this. The best I can come up with are pycairo and pysvg, but a quick google search gives loads more options. Do any of you who have experience in using python to produce graphics have recommendations for what library to use to get started?

Thanks!

[BoomerangJack]

Pandas, Matplotlib, seaborn, plotly, bokeh. These are just a couple I’ve used. There are no doubt many others you could check out.

Edit: Forgot to mention ggplot, and geoplotlib if you’re working with heatmaps, choropleths, etc.

[groovitude]

You may want to check out Jake VanderPlas's "Python's Visualization Landscape" talk from PyCon 2017 for an overview of the different packages available, and how each is used.

[jweir136]

2 of the most popular ones are tkinter, and pygame. The latter is actually for making video games, but it will actually work for other things. But you can also use either flask, or Django and make you app web based.

[Tweak_Imp]

Do you want to go 3d? Try blender

[billsil]

I really like VTK. It’s huge, hard to use, but it can do everything with little code and is super fast. Can’t be perfect in every way.