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piccolomo/plotext

plotting on terminal observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/piccolomo/plotext · homepage · Python · MIT (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

88/100

  • Activity 99
  • Release rhythm 67
  • 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: 2509
  • days_rel: 10
  • days_push: 10
  • n_releases_24m: 1

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

2180 stars · 91 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

A Python library that draws plots directly inside the terminal as colored text, with no dependencies beyond itself. It supports scatter, line, bar, histogram, heatmap, and candlestick charts, plus images, videos, and live streaming plots.

Use cases

  • plot data directly in the terminal
  • visualize data over ssh without a GUI
  • draw charts in a python cli tool
  • stream live updating plots in the console
  • display images and videos in the terminal
  • quickly inspect csv data as a chart

When to choose

  • you work primarily in the terminal or over SSH
  • you need zero-dependency plotting in a CLI application
  • you want lightweight charts without a display server

When to avoid

  • you need publication-quality or interactive GUI charts
  • you need advanced statistical plotting like seaborn provides

Facets

library · maturity active

data-visualization charts data-visualization developer-tools python cli cross-platform terminal-plots ascii-art matplotlib-alternative streaming-plots command-line

2 sources

Member repositories

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piccolomo/plotextmain88

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