holoviz/hvplot
A high-level plotting API for pandas, dask, xarray, and networkx built on HoloViews observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
82/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 50
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 75.5
- age_days: 3089
- days_rel: 258
- days_push: 9
- n_releases_24m: 7
Adoption not part of the score
1356 stars · 123 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
hvPlot is a high-level plotting API for the PyData ecosystem, providing a familiar .hvplot() interface for pandas, dask, xarray, geopandas, and networkx objects. It is built on HoloViews and Bokeh to generate interactive visualizations with minimal code.
Use cases
- plot a pandas dataframe interactively
- visualize large dask datasets with datashader
- make quick interactive plots from xarray data
- replace matplotlib one-liners with interactive charts
- plot networkx graphs in a notebook
- build exploratory data analysis visualizations in Jupyter
When to choose
- you want interactive plots from pandas/xarray/dask objects with minimal code
- you need to visualize large datasets that require datashader rasterization
- you are working in notebooks and want a consistent plotting API across data structures
When to avoid
- you need fine-grained low-level control over plot rendering
- you need static publication-quality figures rather than interactive output
- your project does not use the PyData ecosystem
Facets
library · maturity stable
data-visualization charts data-visualization data-science python cross-platform pandas dask xarray holoviews datashader plotting-api interactive-plots
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/holoviz/hvplot · fetched 2026-08-28 · d55761b35959
- registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/hvplot/json · fetched 2026-08-29 · 877eedb4a1da
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| holoviz/hvplot | main | 82 |
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