treeplotter 0.3.1

Python package for tree plotting.

treeplotter

Tree plotting is really hard in Python. This package aims to make the process easier. It wraps the TreantJS library to plot trees and saves them to a rendered HTML file. This HTML file is then also exported to a high-res PNG by wrapping R's webshot package. The package requires some complicated installs, but this is the price to pay to not use any R, Javascript, or CSS ;)

Usage

This library has Node and Tree classes in the treeplotter.tree module. Node objects store a value and a name (string or None). We can then specify the nodes children and parent. A Tree is then defined by a root node. We can then create a tree visualization. See Tutorial.md for a complete demo.

This package is used in the decitala package (see here) to make FragmentTree diagrams, like the following one of the Greek Prosodic Feet:

Images can be added to Node objects, and we can customize tree properties with connector types and orientation.