Python to generate nice looking SVG graph http://pygal.org/
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First steps
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.. caution::
First you need to install pygal, see `installing <../installing.html>`_.
When it's done, you are ready to make your first chart:
.. code-block:: python
import pygal # First import pygal
bar_chart = pygal.Bar() # Then create a bar graph object
bar_chart.add('Fibonacci', [0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55]) # Add some values
bar_chart.render_to_file('bar_chart.svg') # Save the svg to a file
Now you should have a svg file called ``bar_chart.svg`` in your current directory.
You can open it with various programs such as your web browser, inkscape or any svg compatible viewer.
The resulting chart will be tho following:
.. pygal-code::
bar_chart = pygal.Bar()
bar_chart.add('Fibonacci', [0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55])
.. caution::
pygal relies on svg css styling. This is sadly not fully supported by gnome `librsvg <https://wiki.gnome.org/action/show/Projects/LibRsvg>`_ and therefore can lead to black svg being displayed. This is not a bug in pygal. `See this bugzilla search <https://bugzilla.gnome.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=__open__&content=css%20style&no_redirect=1&order=Importance&product=librsvg&query_format=specific>`_
To make a multiple series graph just add another one:
.. pygal-code::
bar_chart = pygal.Bar()
bar_chart.add('Fibonacci', [0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55])
bar_chart.add('Padovan', [1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 12])
If you want to stack them, use `StackedBar` instead of `Bar`:
.. pygal-code::
bar_chart = pygal.StackedBar()
bar_chart.add('Fibonacci', [0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55])
bar_chart.add('Padovan', [1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 12])
You can also make it horizontal with `HorizontalStackedBar`:
.. pygal-code::
bar_chart = pygal.HorizontalStackedBar()
bar_chart.add('Fibonacci', [0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55])
bar_chart.add('Padovan', [1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 12])
And finally add a title and some labels:
.. pygal-code::
bar_chart = pygal.HorizontalStackedBar()
bar_chart.title = "Remarquable sequences"
bar_chart.x_labels = map(str, range(11))
bar_chart.add('Fibonacci', [0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55])
bar_chart.add('Padovan', [1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 12])