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Open-source JavaScript charting library behind Plotly and Dash

Is plotly/plotly.js beginner-friendly?

The maintainers of plotly/plotly.js usually reply to a pull request within 1 day. 7 beginner-friendly issues are open now.

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Dominant language
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MIT
Last GitHub push
Sep 16, 2026
Latest indexed
Sep 19, 2026
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