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Dev tools · August 21, 2023

Can you make beautiful graphs with Python?

I see so many beautiful charts made with R. And not that many made with Python. So I wanted to prove that it was doable with Python too! I wrote 22 tutorials to create stunning charts I love with Matplotlib. Why are R people creating more polished charts??

Can you make beautiful graphs with Python? launched on August 21, 2023 with 5 votes, #1,919 of 4,347 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 3 years on.

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A selection of the best graphs made with python, coming with in-depth tutorials and reproducible code.

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