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ydata-profiling

Generates statistical analytic reports with visualization for quick data analysis (formerly pandas-profiling).

Website GitHubPyPI
GitHub stars
13.7K#45 in the directory
PyPI downloads / week
158.5K
Commits, last 12 months
8
Contributors
115
Last commit
Latest release
4.20.0Sep 11, 2026

Overview

ydata-profiling is an open-source Python visualization library released under the MIT license. Its GitHub repository has 13,719 stars, 1,802 forks, and 115 contributors. It is actively developed with 8 commits in the last 12 months. The latest release, 4.20.0, was published on Sep 11, 2026. On PyPI it is downloaded about 158.5K times per week.

Its GitHub description: 1 Line of code data quality profiling & exploratory data analysis for Pandas and Spark DataFrames.

GitHub topics: pandas-profilingpandas-dataframestatisticsjupyter-notebookexplorationdata-sciencepythonpandasmachine-learningdeep-learningexploratory-data-analysiseda

Install

PyPI
pip install ydata-profiling
v4.18.4

Development activity

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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 ydata-profiling 13.7K
Streamlit 45.9K Dash 24.4K Matplotlib 23.3K Bokeh 20.5K Taipy 19.4K Plotly (Python) 18.8K ydata-profiling 13.7K
GitHub stars for ydata-profiling and the most-starred alternatives.
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ToolStars
Streamlit45,895
Dash24,441
Matplotlib23,323
Bokeh20,455
Taipy19,443
Plotly (Python)18,822
ydata-profiling13,719

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ydata-profiling FAQ

Is ydata-profiling open source?

Yes. ydata-profiling is released under the MIT license, and its source code is on GitHub.

Is ydata-profiling still maintained?

Yes. ydata-profiling is actively developed, with 8 commits in the last 12 months and the latest commit 23 days ago.

How do I install ydata-profiling?

From PyPI: pip install ydata-profiling.

What are the best alternatives to ydata-profiling?

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

What language is ydata-profiling written in?

ydata-profiling is primarily written in Python, according to GitHub.

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