# Create and activate a virtual environment python -m venv altair-venv source altair-venv/bin/activate # On Windows: altair-venv\Scripts\activate # Install Altair and dependencies python -m pip install altair pandas notebook Use code with caution. Copied to clipboard 2. Core Concepts: The Chart Object Every Altair chart follows three basic steps: Pass a pandas DataFrame to alt.Chart() .
# Create a bar chart with the average of column 'b' alt.Chart(data).mark_bar().encode( x='a', y='mean(b)' # Aggregation ) Use code with caution. Copied to clipboard 4. Customizing Your Visualization altair
import altair as alt import pandas as pd # 1. Data data = pd.DataFrame({'a': ['A', 'B', 'C'], 'b': [28, 55, 43]}) # 2. & 3. Chart + Mark + Encoding chart = alt.Chart(data).mark_bar().encode( x='a', y='b' ) # Display (if in notebook) # chart.show() Use code with caution. Copied to clipboard 3. Data Transformation & Aggregation # Create and activate a virtual environment python
Create a specific (e.g., click a bar to filter data)? # Create a bar chart with the average of column 'b' alt
This guide focuses on the for data visualization. 1. Installation & Setup