Plotly

Plotly

When to Use This Skill

Use Plotly when you need:

• Scientific visualizations - 3D plots, contours, heatmaps
• Statistical charts - Box plots, violin plots, histograms
• Large datasets - Efficient rendering of 100k+ points with WebGL
• Python/R integration - Seamless integration with data science workflows
• Quick interactive plots - High-level API with sensible defaults
• Dashboards - Interactive dashboards with Plotly Dash

Avoid when:

• Maximum customization needed (use D3.js)
• Extremely simple charts (use Chart.js)
• File size is critical concern

Resources

• Official Docs: https://plotly.com/python/
• JavaScript Docs: https://plotly.com/javascript/
• Dash Docs: https://dash.plotly.com/
• Gallery: https://plotly.com/python/plotly-express/
• GitHub: https://github.com/plotly/plotly.py

Sub-Skills

• 1. JavaScript Implementation (+1)
• 1. Use Plotly Express for Quick Plots (+4)
• With Pandas (+2)

Sub-Skills

• Example 1: 3D Scatter Plot (+5)
• Dashboard with Plotly Dash
• Vertical Legends (Avoid Toolbar Clash) (+5)
• Basic Charts (+5)
• JavaScript (CDN) (+2)
• Performance Tips
• HTML (Recommended for Reports) (+2)
• Built-in Templates (+1)