Plotly Visualization Skill
description: Generate interactive Plotly and Matplotlib visualizations from DataFrames with configurable templates and multi-format support globs:
- •src/assetutilities/common/visualization/**
- •src/assetutilities/common/visualizations.py
- •src/assetutilities/common/visualization.py alwaysApply: false
Overview
This skill provides comprehensive visualization capabilities using both Plotly (interactive) and Matplotlib (static) backends. It enables generation of line plots, scatter plots, polar plots, bar charts, timelines, and multi-series visualizations from pandas DataFrames with YAML-driven configuration.
Key Components
Visualization Class (visualizations.py)
Main matplotlib-based visualization engine:
- •
generate_time_line(data, plt_settings)- Create timeline visualizations from DataFrame - •
from_df_array(df_array, plt_settings)- Plot multiple DataFrames as array - •
from_df_columns(df, plt_settings)- Generate line, scatter, polar, or bar plots from DataFrame columns
VisualizationTemplatesPlotly (visualization_templates_plotly.py)
Plotly template generator for interactive charts:
- •
get_xy_line_df(custom_analysis_dict)- XY line plot templates - •
get_x_datetime_input_plotly(custom_analysis_dict)- DateTime-based plot templates
Specialized Modules
- •
visualization_xy.py- XY coordinate plotting - •
visualization_polar.py- Polar coordinate systems - •
visualization_common.py- Shared utilities
Usage Patterns
YAML Configuration Structure
yaml
visualization:
type: line # line, scatter, polar, bar
x_column: timestamp
y_columns:
- value1
- value2
title: "Analysis Results"
interactive: true # Use Plotly vs Matplotlib
Common Workflows
- •Line Plot from DataFrame: Load CSV/Excel → Configure columns → Generate plot
- •Multi-Series Visualization: Prepare df_array → Set plt_settings → Render combined plot
- •Timeline Generation: DataFrame with dates → generate_time_line() → Export
Module Location
- •Primary:
src/assetutilities/common/visualizations.py - •Templates:
src/assetutilities/common/visualization/visualization_templates_plotly.py - •XY Plots:
src/assetutilities/common/visualization/visualization_xy.py - •Polar Plots:
src/assetutilities/common/visualization/visualization_polar.py
Dependencies
- •matplotlib (static plots)
- •plotly (interactive plots)
- •pandas (DataFrame handling)
- •numpy (numerical operations)