AwesomeDataviz

yt

Toolkit for analysis and visualization of volumetric data.

Website GitHubPyPI
GitHub stars
559
PyPI downloads / week
4.6K
Commits, last 12 months
400
Contributors
166
Last commit
Latest release
yt-4.4.2Nov 18, 2025

Overview

yt is an open-source Python visualization library released under the BSD-3-Clause license. Its GitHub repository has 559 stars, 321 forks, and 166 contributors. It is actively developed with 400 commits in the last 12 months. The latest release, yt-4.4.2, was published on Nov 18, 2025. On PyPI it is downloaded about 4.6K times per week.

Its GitHub description: Main yt repository

GitHub topics: datavisualizationanalysispythonscientific-computingscientific-visualizationastrophysicsastronomygeophysicsnuclear-engineeringfinite-element-analysisdata-visualization

Install

PyPI
pip install yt
v4.4.2

Development activity

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

0204060 Oct 2025 Nov Dec Jan 2026 Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
0204060 Oct 2025 Jan 2026 Apr Jul
400 commits from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026.
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MonthCommits
Oct 202525
Nov 202540
Dec 202549
Jan 202622
Feb 202630
Mar 202650
Apr 202650
May 202624
Jun 202628
Jul 202626
Aug 202618
Sep 202638

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 yt 559
Streamlit 45.9K Dash 24.4K Matplotlib 23.3K Bokeh 20.5K Taipy 19.4K Plotly (Python) 18.8K yt 559
GitHub stars for yt and the most-starred alternatives.
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ToolStars
Streamlit45,895
Dash24,441
Matplotlib23,323
Bokeh20,455
Taipy19,443
Plotly (Python)18,822
yt559

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  • Streamlit

    Framework for turning Python scripts into interactive data apps.

    45.9K starsPythonApache-2.0

  • Dash

    Framework for building data apps and dashboards in Python, built on Plotly.js and React.

    24.4K starsPythonMIT

  • Matplotlib

    2D plotting library.

    23.3K starsPythonPSF-2.0

  • Bokeh

    Interactive Web Plotting for Python.

    20.5K starsTypeScriptBSD-3-Clause

  • 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

yt FAQ

Is yt open source?

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

Is yt still maintained?

Yes. yt is actively developed, with 400 commits in the last 12 months and the latest commit 2 days ago.

How do I install yt?

From PyPI: pip install yt.

What are the best alternatives to yt?

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

What language is yt written in?

yt is primarily written in Python, according to GitHub.

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