kaxe 1.7.1.dev1

A small graphing tool for functions, points, equations and more

Kaxe

Kaxe is a lightweight, pure-Python plotting library for publication-quality figures in LaTeX documents. Create plots and charts with a simple object-oriented API, style them for A4 pages, and export to PNG or SVG.

Documentation: kaxe.readthedocs.io

Installation

pip install kaxe          # 2D plotting (default)
pip install kaxe[3d]        # add 3D plotting (OpenGL)
pip install kaxe[pdf]       # add PDF export
pip install kaxe[3d,pdf]    # 3D + PDF

Quick example

import kaxe

plt = kaxe.Plot([-5, 5, -5, 5])
plt.add(kaxe.Function2D(lambda x: x**2 - 4))
plt.add(kaxe.Points2D([1, 2, 3], [1, 4, 9]))
plt.theme(kaxe.Themes.A4Medium)
plt.title("$x^2 - 4$")
plt.save("figure.png")
plt.save("figure.svg")

See the getting started guide, recipes, styling guide, and export guide for the full API.

Goals

Kaxe was made to create simple, aesthetic graphs for articles, reports, and other academic work in LaTeX:

• Plots that fit the look of LaTeX documents (Computer Modern math via fondi)
• A straightforward object-oriented interface: create a window, add objects, style, save

Examples of plots