# Toyplot

> The kid-sized plotting toolkit for Python with grownup-sized goals.

- Category: [Python data visualization libraries](https://awesomedataviz.com/categories/python/)
- Website: https://toyplot.readthedocs.io/en/stable/
- Repository: https://github.com/sandialabs/toyplot
- License: BSD
- Language: Jupyter Notebook
- Status: Maintained (commits in the last 12 months)
- GitHub stars: 449
- Commits in the last 12 months: 26
- Contributors: 9
- Last commit: May 4, 2026
- Latest release: v2.1.0 (Mar 19, 2026)
- Install (PyPI): `pip install toyplot`, 1.1K downloads per week

## Overview

Toyplot is an open-source Python visualization library released under the BSD license. Its GitHub repository has 449 stars, 40 forks, and 9 contributors. It is maintained with 26 commits in the last 12 months; the most recent commit was on May 4, 2026. The latest release, v2.1.0, was published on Mar 19, 2026. On PyPI it is downloaded about 1.1K times per week.

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