Ask HN: What plotting tools should I invest in learning?

Re:Ask HN: What plotting tools should I invest in learning? by mindcrime on Wednesday August 02, 2023 @07:15PM (#36979184)

For random, quick and dirty, ad-hoc plotting tasks my default is GNUPlot[1].

Otherwise I tend to use either Python with matplotlib, or R with ggplot2.

I keep saying I'm going to invest the time to properly learn D3[4] or something similar for doing web-based plotting, but somehow never quite seem to find time to do it. sigh

[1]: http://www.gnuplot.info/

[2]: https://matplotlib.org/

[3]: https://ggplot2.tidyverse.org/

[4]: https://d3js.org/

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Re:Ask HN: What plotting tools should I invest in learning? by trws on Wednesday August 02, 2023 @09:38PM (#36980290)

This is almost exactly my list, except that I’ve pretty much stopped using gnuplot and mostly use plotnine (the new name for the python port of ggplot2) as a replacement for matplotlib’s interface. Interfaces implementing the grammar of graphics like ggplot2 and plotnine make exploring different plot types and ways to present data.

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Re:Ask HN: What plotting tools should I invest in learning? by aborsy on Thursday August 03, 2023 @08:27AM (#36984901)

There is limited support and small community online for Gnuplot. You may find it difficult to fine tune your plot.

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Re:Ask HN: What plotting tools should I invest in learning? by commonlisp94 on Tuesday August 08, 2023 @10:38AM (#37049638)

There is a detailed PDF manual that explains every feature concisely, you just can't google for the answers.

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