pixiedust/pixiedust
Python Helper library for Jupyter Notebooks observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
23/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- 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: n/a
- age_days: 3715
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 2024
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1040 stars · 158 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
PixieDust is an open-source Python helper library that acts as an add-on to Jupyter notebooks, simplifying data visualization and Spark package management with a single display() API. It also supports Scala notebooks and lets developers build shareable visualization apps (PixieApps) using HTML and CSS.
Use cases
- visualize spark dataframes in jupyter with one display call
- create charts in jupyter without writing matplotlib boilerplate
- install spark packages from inside a hosted notebook
- use python visualization libraries in scala notebooks
- build interactive data apps for business users inside notebooks
- share notebook charts with non-technical users
When to choose
- you work with Spark data in Jupyter and want quick table/chart/map visualizations
- you need to install Spark packages in a hosted notebook without config file access
- you want to package data analysis into simple apps for non-technical users
When to avoid
- you need actively maintained software with recent releases and support
- you don't use Jupyter notebooks or Apache Spark
- you prefer modern alternatives like ipywidgets, plotly, or bqplot
Facets
library · maturity maintenance
data-visualization charts sdk plugin-system data-science data-visualization developer-tools big-data python jvm cross-platform jupyter-notebook apache-spark scala-notebooks display-api pixieapps
3 sources
- readme: https://github.com/pixiedust/pixiedust · fetched 2026-08-28 · ca8cbb8c1e58
- homepage: https://pixiedust.github.io/pixiedust/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · b45bb00025e0
- registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/pixiedust/json · fetched 2026-08-29 · 811d07916f42
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| pixiedust/pixiedust | main | 23 |
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