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ggplot2 is love. ggplot2 is life. (mander.xyz)
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[–] [email protected] 29 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Matplotlib and seaborn are my Go-to

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Matplotlib is still a pain in the ass when you need to customize something seaborn can't handle

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago

Matplotlib + export to SVG + final adjustments in Inkscape is my pick.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

Use plotnine if you want a ggplot-like API. Matplotlib is too low level for most stuff so it needs an abstraction layer such as plotnine or seaborn. Also, I understand the original devs desire to copy Matlab plotting standards, but that language is so bad.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago

Valid. I remember being very frustrated with ggplot's documentation, only to realize they HARD CODED a plot parameter that could not be accessed. Matplotlib + Seaborn works fantastic, and I can do whatever I want without being babied by ggplot