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Matplotlib and Alternatives

Discussions center on Matplotlib as a Python plotting library, including comparisons to alternatives like Plotly, Bokeh, and Seaborn, criticisms of its API and defaults, and recommendations for better options.

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asselinpaul • Nov 20, 2013 • View on HN

Can someone comment on how this compares with matplotlib?

breatheoften • Dec 15, 2017 • View on HN

Please not matplotlib ... are we really stuck with matplotlib forever ..?

cwyers • Jun 27, 2017 • View on HN

He mentions matplotlib by name.

imcoconut • Jul 30, 2017 • View on HN

are there any significant benefits over matplotlib?

passion__desire • Apr 15, 2024 • View on HN

this could be a feature? suggest alternativeshttps://alternativeto.net/software/matplotlib/

bttrHckrNm • Jul 26, 2013 • View on HN

matplotlib seems to be excellent for what I'm looking for. Thanks!

amelius • May 16, 2024 • View on HN

Can anyone recommend a good plotting library for Python, that is not matplotlib?

jimmySixDOF • Jul 29, 2021 • View on HN

If you're ok with Pyhton then Matplotlib might work for you on the viz side.

kushalkolar • Mar 12, 2025 • View on HN

Take a look at the examples gallery, it differs greatly from matplotlib. But I guess that will be subjective

ronyba • Mar 25, 2019 • View on HN

Having been using Plotly more recently instead of Matplotlib seems fast and simple