Is it possible to use the plotly library to create charts in python without having an online plotly account? I think the code is opensource https://github.com/plotly/plotly.py. I would like to know whether we can use this without an online account.
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1Yes it is possible using offline plotly library. You can also refer this tutorial: github.com/SayaliSonawane/Plotly_Offline_PythonSayali Sonawane– Sayali Sonawane2017-07-21 15:24:02 +00:00Commented Jul 21, 2017 at 15:24
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Yes, it can be done. The only purpose of having a plotly account is to host the graphs in your plotly account.
Plotly Offline allows you to create graphs offline and save them locally. Instead of saving the graphs to a server, your data and graphs will remain in your local system.
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Amith Chinthaka
How to install this module plotly.offline? I've plotly installed but it doesn't have this "offline" module.
You can work offline without having a plotly account. The plotly version should be 1.9.x series or higher.
import numpy as np
from plotly import __version__
from plotly.offline import download_plotlyjs, init_notebook_mode, plot,iplot
print (__version__) # requires version >= 1.9.0
#Always run this the command before at the start of notebook
init_notebook_mode(connected=True)
import plotly.graph_objs as go
x=np.array([2,5,8,0,2,-8,4,3,1])
y=np.array([2,5,8,0,2,-8,4,3,1])
data = [go.Scatter(x=x,y=y)]
fig = go.Figure(data = data,layout = go.Layout(title='Offline Plotly Testing',width = 800,height = 500,
xaxis = dict(title = 'X-axis'), yaxis = dict(title = 'Y-axis')))
plot(fig,show_link = False)
Your offline plotly library is setup. Reference : Plotly Offline Tutorial
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Space Impact
@Alex Check the update of the answer and it will create a local graph in html file as shown in the image
You can use:
import plotly
plotly.offline.init_notebook_mode(connected=True)
To use Plotly offline.
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The offline package is great for non-subscribed users but the figure quality is noticeably lower than the online version. This could be a problem if you want to save the figure and share with others.
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hui chen
Correction, since 3.2, offline mode supports export of high-quality images.