netviz_tools

A versatile network data visualization and analysis toolkit.

netviz_tools provides:

• DataManager: Load, clean, transform, and analyze network data from various sources
• NetworkManager: Build NetworkX graphs, compute network metrics, and create interactive visualizations
• TimeSeries: Analyze temporal patterns and generate time series plots of network metrics
• Utilities: Helper functions and constants for visualization and data export

📦 Installation

# From PyPI
pip install netviz_tools

# Or, for local development
git clone https://github.com/tyson-j/netviz_tools.git
cd netviz_tools
python -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate        # Linux/macOS
# For Windows PowerShell:
# .venv\Scripts\Activate.ps1
pip install --upgrade pip
pip install -e .[dev]

(The [dev] extra pulls in testing tools like pytest.)

🚀 Quick Start

from netviz_tools import DataManager, NetworkManager

# 1. Load data from CSV files
dm = DataManager(
    nodes_path="path/to/nodes.csv",
    edges_path="path/to/edges.csv"
)

# 2. Clean and prepare the data
dm.clean_data()
dm.data_summary()  # Print summary of the loaded data

# 3. Convert to NetworkX graph
G = dm.to_networkx(directed=True)

# 4. Filter data by year if needed
if dm.has_year:
    year = dm.available_years[0]  # Take the first available year
    filtered_dm = dm.filter_by_year(year)
    G = filtered_dm.to_networkx()

# 5. Analyze network statistics
stats = dm.network_stats()

# 6. Save processed data if needed
dm.save_data(format='csv')

# 7. When NetworkManager is fully implemented:
# network = NetworkManager(G)
# network.plot_interactive(json_path="output/network.json")

📚 Documentation

Detailed documentation and examples are available in the docs/ folder. Key components:

• DataManager: The primary data handling class that loads, cleans, and transforms network data
• NetworkManager: For network visualization and metric calculation (coming soon)
• TimeSeries: For time-based network analysis (coming soon)

For API documentation, see the Python module docs.

✨ Features

• Flexible Data Import: Load network data from CSV, JSON, Excel files, pandas DataFrames, or NetworkX graphs
• Data Preprocessing: Automatic cleaning, normalization, and detection of key attributes
• Time-Series Support: Analyze how networks evolve over time with built-in year detection and filtering
• Graph Conversion: Seamless conversion between data formats and NetworkX graph objects
• Network Analysis: Calculate and visualize network metrics and properties
• Interactive Visualization: Generate rich, interactive visualizations (with full implementation of NetworkManager)

🛠️ Development

1. Create a virtualenv (see Installation above).
2. Install dev requirements:

   pip install -e .[dev]
   

3. Run tests:

   pytest
   

4. Build distribution:

   python -m build
   

5. Publish:

   twine upload dist/*
   

🤝 Contributing (coming soon)

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch (git checkout -b feat/my-feature)
3. Commit your changes
4. Add tests for any new functionality
5. Ensure all tests pass (pytest)
6. Open a Pull Request

Please follow the existing code style and include documentation for new features.

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.