Plotly: Quick Preview

Plotly is one of the most popular interactive visualization libraries. This lesson shows how concepts from matplotlib translate to Plotly.

Plotly Express Basics

Plotly Syntax Examples

Converting Matplotlib to Plotly

Plotly Graph Objects (Low-Level API)

Practice: Plan a Plotly Conversion

Key Takeaways

• Plotly Express provides a high-level API similar to seaborn
• Most matplotlib concepts translate directly to Plotly
• Plotly adds hover tooltips, zoom, pan, and click interactions automatically
• Graph Objects API provides matplotlib-like fine-grained control
• Data is typically prepared in DataFrame/long format for Plotly
• Start learning with Plotly Express, then explore Graph Objects for customization

In the next lesson, we'll preview other interactive libraries.