express

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In Plotly, the express module is a high-level interface designed to simplify the creation of interactive and visually appealing plots by providing easy-to-use functions for a wide range of chart types, including line charts, scatter plots, bar charts, and more, allowing users to generate complex visualizations with minimal code.

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import plotly.express as px

express

.bar()
Generates a chart representing categorical data with vertical bars.
.box()
Creates a box plot to visualize the distribution of data points through their quartiles.
.funnel()
Generates a funnel chart that visualizes the reduction of data in progressive stages.
.histogram()
Creates a histogram, which is a graphical representation of the distribution of a dataset.
.line()
Creates line charts, also known as line plots or line graphs.
.pie()
Creates a pie chart, a circular statistical graphic divided into slices to illustrate numerical proportions.
.scatter()
Creates a scatter plot, which displays data points based on their values on the x and y axes.
.scatter_3d()
Creates a 3D scatter plot to visualize data points across three dimensions (x, y, z) with options for color, size, and hover data.
.sunburst()
Generates a sunburst chart to visualize hierarchical data using nested circular sectors.
.treemap()
Returns a visualization of hierarchical data using nested rectangles.
.violin()
Generates a violin plot that displays the distribution of numeric data across different categories.

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