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Cartopy

Cartographic projections and geospatial data plotting with matplotlib.

Website GitHubPyPI
GitHub stars
1.6K
PyPI downloads / week
197.4K
Commits, last 12 months
212
Contributors
127
Last commit
Latest release
v0.26.0Sep 17, 2026

Overview

Cartopy is an open-source Python visualization library released under the BSD-3-Clause license. Its GitHub repository has 1,621 stars, 401 forks, and 127 contributors. It is actively developed with 212 commits in the last 12 months. The latest release, v0.26.0, was published on Sep 17, 2026. On PyPI it is downloaded about 197.4K times per week.

Its GitHub description: Cartopy - a cartographic python library with matplotlib support

GitHub topics: cartopymatplotlibpythongeometrymapsspatialprojections

Install

PyPI
pip install Cartopy
v0.26.0

Development activity

Commits per month to the default branch over the last 12 complete months.

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212 commits from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026.
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Oct 202514
Nov 20258
Dec 202515
Jan 202610
Feb 20267
Mar 202614
Apr 202622
May 20263
Jun 20268
Jul 202652
Aug 202617
Sep 202642

Popularity among Python data visualization libraries

Streamlit 45.9K Dash 24.4K Matplotlib 23.3K Bokeh 20.5K Taipy 19.4K Plotly (Python) 18.8K Cartopy 1.6K
Streamlit 45.9K Dash 24.4K Matplotlib 23.3K Bokeh 20.5K Taipy 19.4K Plotly (Python) 18.8K Cartopy 1.6K
GitHub stars for Cartopy and the most-starred alternatives.
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ToolStars
Streamlit45,895
Dash24,441
Matplotlib23,323
Bokeh20,455
Taipy19,443
Plotly (Python)18,822
Cartopy1,621

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    24.4K starsPythonMIT

  • Matplotlib

    2D plotting library.

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  • Bokeh

    Interactive Web Plotting for Python.

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  • Taipy

    Python framework for building data and AI web applications with interactive charts and dashboards.

    19.4K starsPythonApache-2.0

  • Plotly (Python)

    Interactive web based visualization built on top of plotly.js

    18.8K starsPythonMIT

Cartopy FAQ

Is Cartopy open source?

Yes. Cartopy is released under the BSD-3-Clause license, and its source code is on GitHub.

Is Cartopy still maintained?

Yes. Cartopy is actively developed, with 212 commits in the last 12 months and the latest commit 11 days ago.

How do I install Cartopy?

From PyPI: pip install Cartopy.

What are the best alternatives to Cartopy?

The most popular alternatives listed in Python data visualization libraries are Streamlit, Dash, and Matplotlib. See the full ranking.

What language is Cartopy written in?

Cartopy is primarily written in Python, according to GitHub.

Data: GitHub API, PyPI. Updated Oct 4, 2026.