Kaxe documentation

Kaxe

Kaxe is a lightweight, pure-Python plotting library for publication-quality figures in LaTeX documents. Create plots and charts with a simple object-oriented API, style them for A4 pages, and export to PNG or SVG.

Documentation: kaxe.readthedocs.io

Installation

pip install kaxe          # 2D plotting (default)
pip install kaxe[3d]        # add 3D plotting (OpenGL)
pip install kaxe[pdf]       # add PDF export
pip install kaxe[3d,pdf]    # 3D + PDF

Quick example

import kaxe

plt = kaxe.Plot([-5, 5, -5, 5])
plt.add(kaxe.Function2D(lambda x: x**2 - 4))
plt.add(kaxe.Points2D([1, 2, 3], [1, 4, 9]))
plt.theme(kaxe.Themes.A4Medium)
plt.title("$x^2 - 4$")
plt.save("figure.png")
plt.save("figure.svg")

See the getting started guide, recipes, styling guide, and export guide for the full API.

Goals

Kaxe was made to create simple, aesthetic graphs for articles, reports, and other academic work in LaTeX:

Plots that fit the look of LaTeX documents (Computer Modern math via fondi)
A straightforward object-oriented interface: create a window, add objects, style, save

Examples of plots

BoxPlot Polar plot PrettyPlot3D2 Contour grid Contour same AllLegends Functions Points Equations Globallight