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Add `scatter_smith` to px

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Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
35/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
javascript, python

Research direction

Start by reviewing plotly.js pull request 5956 and the existing polar subplot support used by px. Add the scatter_smith chart entry to plotly.py's px interface, with completion confirmed when Smith charts can be created through px consistently with the plotly.js support.

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Description

feature P2

Smith charts are added in https://github.com/plotly/plotly.js/pull/5956.
They are similar to polar subplots.

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