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How to enable interactive Python matplotlib figures in DataBricks?

eabouzeid — Thu, 09 Feb 2023 16:54:18 GMT

I want to make a matplolib interactive (I can zoom in/out, etc.) in databricks. This is achieved in Jupyter notebook by the following code:

%matplotlib notebook

How to achieve this in databricks?

Thank you

Re: How to enable interactive Python matplotlib figures in DataBricks?

Manoj12421 — Thu, 09 Feb 2023 19:01:55 GMT

Import matplotlib.pylot

Re: How to enable interactive Python matplotlib figures in DataBricks?

Manoj12421 — Thu, 09 Feb 2023 19:02:35 GMT

This can help you to import and use use according to your need

Re: How to enable interactive Python matplotlib figures in DataBricks?

eabouzeid — Thu, 09 Feb 2023 20:22:11 GMT

I wish it was that simple. "Import matplotlib.pyployt" allow you to plot but as static plots. I need an interactive plot.

Re: How to enable interactive Python matplotlib figures in DataBricks?

Anonymous — Mon, 13 Feb 2023 06:55:20 GMT

Hi @Elias Abou Zeid

Hope all is well! Just wanted to check in if you were able to resolve your issue and would you be happy to share the solution or mark an answer as best? Else please let us know if you need more help.

We'd love to hear from you.

Thanks!

Re: How to enable interactive Python matplotlib figures in DataBricks?

jose_gonzalez — Wed, 01 Mar 2023 18:39:13 GMT

Hi @Elias Abou Zeid,

Did you have time to test @Kaniz Fatma recommendation? do you still need help? please let us know

Re: How to enable interactive Python matplotlib figures in DataBricks?

eabouzeid — Thu, 02 Mar 2023 18:08:01 GMT

I have tried %matplotlib inline , it does not work the plot remains static

Re: How to enable interactive Python matplotlib figures in DataBricks?

amu — Fri, 03 Mar 2023 07:48:21 GMT

Hi there, while facing a similar issue we switched to Altair python library and it works great with Databricks. (other options can be Bokeh or Plotly).

Re: How to enable interactive Python matplotlib figures in DataBricks?

eabouzeid — Fri, 03 Mar 2023 13:40:18 GMT

Thanks @Andrii Muzychuk. I already have a complex interactive plot function developed using matplotlib under jupyter. I imported to Databricks, but unfortunately for now I have not figured out a way to make it work interactively in DataBricks. Instead of re-writing it from scratch is there a way to convert a matplotlib figure to Altair ( I have tried plotly mpl_to_plotly but it does not work properly for my plot).?