python module for interactive web charts

[John Hunter]

>>>>> "Moosebumps" == Moosebumps  <moosebumps at moosebumps.com> writes:

    Moosebumps> Is there anything that is made to generate web pages
    Moosebumps> which have charts similar to the yahoo finance stock
    Moosebumps> charts?  Not looking to graph stocks specifically, but
    Moosebumps> anything.  I like how you can zoom on each axis, and
    Moosebumps> maybe click to see numerical values and such.

    Moosebumps> If there isn't anything in Python, what do people
    Moosebumps> typically use for that kind of stuff, or is it all
    Moosebumps> hand-rolled?

matplotlib is a 2D plotting library that supports a number of plot
types - http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/screenshots.html.  The
library can generate plots either to GUIs or just generate images if
you want to use it in a web application server.  See this link
http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/faq.html#APPSERVER for more
information about using matplotlib in a web server.  There are
interactive navigation tools for panning and zooming, etc.

The next release 0.53 due out early next week will have a lot of
support for making date plots, using python datetimes, mx.Datetime, or
other, with a hodge podge of minor and major date tick locators and
formatters.  There is also a financial module in the works which will
be finished soon for candlestick plots and the like.

If you're interested in getting announcements when these features are
ready, you may want to join the mailing list
http://lists.sourceforge.net/mailman/listinfo/matplotlib-users.

Cheers,
John Hunter