Scientific Visualization Python Packages

pyvista

3D visualization and mesh analysis for science and engineering

pyqtgraph

Fast data visualization and GUI tools for scientific / engineering applications

scikit-optimize

Sequential model-based optimization with a `scipy.optimize` interface

cmcrameri

Making Fabio Crameri's perceptually uniform colourmaps for geosciences available on PyPI and conda-forge

ipyvolume

3d plotting for Python in the Jupyter notebook based on IPython widgets using WebGL

yt

Main yt repository

vedo

A python module for scientific analysis of 3D data based on VTK and Numpy

figrecipe

Reproducible matplotlib wrapper with mm-precision layouts

itkwidgets

An elegant Python interface for visualization on the web platform to interactively generate insights into multidimensional images, point sets, and geometry.

fury

FURY - Free Unified Rendering in pYthon.

porespy

A set of tools for characterizing and analyzing 3D images of porous materials

paperbanana

Open source implementation and extension of Google Research’s PaperBanana for automated academic figures, diagrams, and research visuals, expanded to new domains like slide generation.

pygmtsar

PyGMTSAR (Python InSAR): Powerful and Accessible Satellite Interferometry

fastplotlib

Next-gen fast plotting library running on WGPU using the pygfx rendering engine

payton

Payton! Kickstart any 3D OpenGL + GTK Ideas in a few seconds!

pymovements

A python package for processing eye movement data

figops

FigOps: reproducible research figure pipelines and MCP tooling

prettypyplot

Publication-ready figures made easy

calcam

Python package of spatial calibration tools for science & engineering camera systems.

spinmob

Rapid and flexible acquisition, analysis, fitting, and plotting in Python. Designed for scientific laboratories.

dartwork-mpl

Thin matplotlib layer for publication-quality figures — physical-width API, OKLCH color system, content-aware layout, and an MCP server for AI agents.

yt-astro-analysis

yt astrophysical analysis modules

hofmann

Ball-and-stick crystal structure viewer for Python. Publication-quality vector output (SVG, PDF) and trajectory animations (GIF, MP4) via matplotlib, with ASE and pymatgen interoperability.

insardev

PyGMTSAR (Python InSAR): Powerful and Accessible Satellite Interferometry