The Vega-Altair team is pleased to announce the release of version 6.0.0. Check out the release at github.com/vega/altair/...

Release v6.0.0 · vega/altair

Release v6.0.0 The Vega-Altair team is pleased to announce the release of version 6.0.0. Firstly, we are grateful for the many returning contributors (@franzhaas, @dangotbanned, @dsmedia, @joelostb...

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github.com/vega/altair hit 10k ⭐️ on GitHub recently. Congrats to the Altair team and the amazing community.

GitHub - vega/altair: Declarative visualization library for Python

Declarative visualization library for Python. Contribute to vega/altair development by creating an account on GitHub.

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Tactile charts are an important tool for conveying data to blind and low vision people via embossed paper. However, tactile charts require high levels of time and expertise to design. Introducing Tactile Vega-Lite, new work at #CHI2025 led by MIT SM student Katie Chen news.mit.edu/2025/making-...

A new way to make graphs more accessible to blind and low-vision readers

Designed to help blind and low-vision readers understand graphics, the “Tactile Vega-Lite” system from MIT CSAIL converts data into a standard visual graph and a tactile chart. Accessibility standards...

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We have released new versions of Vega 📊 packages (including Vega and Vega-Lite version 6) 🎉. The most significant change is that all packages now use modern ESM, setting us up for a more streamlined future to new features. Check the release notes for other changes.

Kicking off my first #30DayChartChallenge with something special: learning Shiny for #Python and leveling up my #vega altair skills to build interactive visualizations. My first chart has an interactive legend and zoom! Link to Shinylive app and code below 👇

Vega (Vega, Vega-Lite, Altair, etc) is now a @numfocus.bsky.social sponsored project. We are excited to continue advancing the visualization and data science ecosystem together on this sustainable foundation. Plus, you can now sponsor Vega's development: app.hubspot.com/payments/GyP...

Sponsored Projects | pandas, NumPy, Matplotlib, Jupyter, + more - NumFOCUS

Explore NumFOCUS Sponsored Projects, including: pandas, NumPy, Matplotlib, Jupyter, rOpenSci, Julia, Bokeh, PyMC, Stan, nteract, SymPy, FEniCS, PyTables...

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Do you want to animate a @vega-vis.bsky.social vega-lite or @observablehq.com Plot chart? Here is a quick experiment that might help you that animates between two SVGs. Let me know what you think! #dataviz. 👉🏼 observablehq.com/@john-guerra...

For Severance (and custom visualization 📊 fans): @giammaria.bsky.social re-created part of the macrodata refinement (severance.wiki/macrodata_re...) UI in Vega. An impressive demonstration of what you can do in Vega. Try it in the editor at vega.github.io/editor/#/gis...

I like single-sided violin plots. It's nice to use a tool that can actually make them. #Vega