Figure factory subplots

Plotly's Figure Factory Module

Plotly's Python API contains a figure factory module which includes many wrapper functions that create unique chart types that are not yet included in plotly.js, Plotly's open-source graphing library. The figure factory functions create a full figure, so some Plotly features, such as subplotting, should be implemented slightly differently with these charts.

Vertical Figure Factory Charts

First create the figures that you'd like to appear in the subplot:

import plotly.figure_factory as ff
import plotly.graph_objects as go

import numpy as np

## Create first figure
x1,y1 = np.meshgrid(np.arange(0, 2, .2), np.arange(0, 2, .2))
u1 = np.cos(x1)*y1
v1 = np.sin(x1)*y1

fig1 = ff.create_quiver(x1, y1, u1, v1, name='Quiver')

## Create second figure
x = np.linspace(-3, 3, 100)
y = np.linspace(-3, 3, 100)
Y, X = np.meshgrid(x, y)
u = -1 - X**2 + Y
v = 1 + X - Y**2

fig2 = ff.create_streamline(x, y, u, v, arrow_scale=.1, name='Steamline')

Edit the figures' x and y axes attributes to create subplots:

for i in range(len(fig1.data)):
    fig1.data[i].xaxis='x1'
    fig1.data[i].yaxis='y1'

fig1.layout.xaxis1.update({'anchor': 'y1'})
fig1.layout.yaxis1.update({'anchor': 'x1', 'domain': [.55, 1]})

for i in range(len(fig2.data)):
    fig2.data[i].xaxis='x2'
    fig2.data[i].yaxis='y2'

# initialize xaxis2 and yaxis2
fig2['layout']['xaxis2'] = {}
fig2['layout']['yaxis2'] = {}

fig2.layout.xaxis2.update({'anchor': 'y2'})
fig2.layout.yaxis2.update({'anchor': 'x2', 'domain': [0, .45]})

Combine the data and layout objects to create a figure

fig = go.Figure()
fig.add_traces([fig1.data[0], fig2.data[0]])

fig.layout.update(fig1.layout)
fig.layout.update(fig2.layout)

fig.show()

Horizontal Table and Chart

import plotly.graph_objects as go
import plotly.figure_factory as ff

table_data = [['Team', 'Wins', 'Losses', 'Ties'],
              ['Montréal<br>Canadiens', 18, 4, 0],
              ['Dallas Stars', 18, 5, 0],
              ['NY Rangers', 16, 5, 0],
              ['Boston<br>Bruins', 13, 8, 0],
              ['Chicago<br>Blackhawks', 13, 8, 0],
              ['LA Kings', 13, 8, 0],
              ['Ottawa<br>Senators', 12, 5, 0]]

fig = ff.create_table(table_data, height_constant=60)

teams = ['Montréal Canadiens', 'Dallas Stars', 'NY Rangers',
         'Boston Bruins', 'Chicago Blackhawks', 'LA Kings', 'Ottawa Senators']
GFPG = [3.54, 3.48, 3.0, 3.27, 2.83, 2.45, 3.18]
GAPG = [2.17, 2.57, 2.0, 2.91, 2.57, 2.14, 2.77]

trace1 = go.Scatter(x=teams, y=GFPG,
                    marker=dict(color='#0099ff'),
                    name='Goals For<br>Per Game',
                    xaxis='x2', yaxis='y2')
trace2 = go.Scatter(x=teams, y=GAPG,
                    marker=dict(color='#404040'),
                    name='Goals Against<br>Per Game',
                    xaxis='x2', yaxis='y2')

fig.add_traces([trace1, trace2])

# initialize xaxis2 and yaxis2
fig['layout']['xaxis2'] = {}
fig['layout']['yaxis2'] = {}

# Edit layout for subplots
fig.layout.xaxis.update({'domain': [0, .5]})
fig.layout.xaxis2.update({'domain': [0.6, 1.]})

# The graph's yaxis MUST BE anchored to the graph's xaxis
fig.layout.yaxis2.update({'anchor': 'x2'})
fig.layout.yaxis2.update({'title': 'Goals'})

# Update the margins to add a title and see graph x-labels.
fig.layout.margin.update({'t':50, 'b':100})
fig.layout.update({'title': '2016 Hockey Stats'})

fig.show()

Vertical Table and Chart

import plotly.graph_objects as go
import plotly.figure_factory as ff

# Add table data
table_data = [['Team', 'Wins', 'Losses', 'Ties'],
              ['Montréal<br>Canadiens', 18, 4, 0],
              ['Dallas Stars', 18, 5, 0],
              ['NY Rangers', 16, 5, 0],
              ['Boston<br>Bruins', 13, 8, 0],
              ['Chicago<br>Blackhawks', 13, 8, 0],
              ['Ottawa<br>Senators', 12, 5, 0]]

# Initialize a figure with ff.create_table(table_data)
fig = ff.create_table(table_data, height_constant=60)

# Add graph data
teams = ['Montréal Canadiens', 'Dallas Stars', 'NY Rangers',
         'Boston Bruins', 'Chicago Blackhawks', 'Ottawa Senators']
GFPG = [3.54, 3.48, 3.0, 3.27, 2.83, 3.18]
GAPG = [2.17, 2.57, 2.0, 2.91, 2.57, 2.77]

# Make traces for graph
trace1 = go.Bar(x=teams, y=GFPG, xaxis='x2', yaxis='y2',
                marker=dict(color='#0099ff'),
                name='Goals For<br>Per Game')
trace2 = go.Bar(x=teams, y=GAPG, xaxis='x2', yaxis='y2',
                marker=dict(color='#404040'),
                name='Goals Against<br>Per Game')

# Add trace data to figure
fig.add_traces([trace1, trace2])

# initialize xaxis2 and yaxis2
fig['layout']['xaxis2'] = {}
fig['layout']['yaxis2'] = {}

# Edit layout for subplots
fig.layout.yaxis.update({'domain': [0, .45]})
fig.layout.yaxis2.update({'domain': [.6, 1]})

# The graph's yaxis2 MUST BE anchored to the graph's xaxis2 and vice versa
fig.layout.yaxis2.update({'anchor': 'x2'})
fig.layout.xaxis2.update({'anchor': 'y2'})
fig.layout.yaxis2.update({'title': 'Goals'})

# Update the margins to add a title and see graph x-labels.
fig.layout.margin.update({'t':75, 'l':50})
fig.layout.update({'title': '2016 Hockey Stats'})

# Update the height because adding a graph vertically will interact with
# the plot height calculated for the table
fig.layout.update({'height':800})

# Plot!
fig.show()

Reference

See https://plotly.com/python/subplots/ for more information on working with subplots. See https://plotly.com/python/reference/ for more information regarding chart attributes!

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