# olgabot/prettyplotlib

Painlessly create beautiful matplotlib plots.

Repository: https://github.com/olgabot/prettyplotlib
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/prettyplotlib
Language: Python
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2019-01-31T16:40:48+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4794, "days_push": 2771, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1706, forks 142 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:24.952795+00:00)

## What it is
A Python library that enhances matplotlib to produce beautiful, Tufte-inspired plots with better defaults and minimal chartjunk. It is no longer maintained; the author recommends seaborn as a replacement.

## Use cases
- make matplotlib plots look better without tweaking styles
- remove chartjunk from scientific figures
- apply Brewer color palettes to plots
- create publication-quality default plots
- improve readability of scientific data visualizations

## When to choose
- you need the specific prettyplotlib aesthetic in a legacy codebase
- you want minimal-effort Tufte-style matplotlib defaults

## When to avoid
- starting a new project - use seaborn instead
- you need bug fixes or ongoing support
- you need compatibility with recent matplotlib versions

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: abandoned
- function: data-visualization, charts
- domain: data-visualization, data-science
- platform: python
- tags: matplotlib, plotting, tufte, chartjunk-removal, deprecated

## Member repositories
- olgabot/prettyplotlib (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:24.952795+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:37:30.349322+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/olgabot/prettyplotlib (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:24.952795+00:00, sha c3d786407ce9)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.