# Python financial charting libraries

> Candlestick, OHLC and volume charts for market data. 2 tools, ranked by GitHub stars.

Python libraries for market data charts: candlesticks, OHLC bars, volume and indicators. mplfinance draws static charts with matplotlib, and lightweight-charts-python wraps TradingView's interactive Lightweight Charts.

| # | Tool | GitHub stars | Commits (12 mo) | License | Description |
|---:|---|---:|---:|---|---|
| 1 | [mplfinance](https://awesomedataviz.com/tools/mplfinance/) | 4,457 | 0 | BSD-style | Financial market data visualization (candlestick, OHLC, volume) using matplotlib. |
| 2 | [lightweight-charts-python](https://awesomedataviz.com/tools/lightweight-charts-python/) | 2,166 | 0 | MIT | Python interface to TradingView's Lightweight Charts for financial charts. |

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