Line plots with Python & TikZ

StoryLines is a Python library to create plots in LaTeX format.

  • plot - figure object

  • calc - mathematical helpers

  • color - blendable colors and colormaps

  • convert - inches to centimeters etc.

  • cut - remove redundant or unwanted points

  • fatband - plot weights along line

  • files - typeset TeX, rasterize PDF

  • group - chunk sequences of points

  • png - save and load RGB(A) graphics

  • proj - project 3D object onto plane

Installation

Optionally using a virtual environment:

python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate
python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip

Either from PyPI:

python3 -m pip install storylines

Or from the repository:

git clone https://github.com/janberges/StoryLines
python3 -m pip install -e StoryLines

Documentation

The documentation and example scripts along with output can be found at https://io.janberges.de/StoryLines.

Note that storylines.module.member is equivalent to storylines.member.

License

This program is free software under the terms of the BSD Zero Clause License.

Copyright (C) 2016-2025 Jan Berges