python:plotly-example
Plotly example
The following sets up a python virtual environment, installs some modules and uses plotly with yfanance to create a website with a graph.
sudo apt install python3-venv
python -m venv test
cd test/bin/
source activate
#note to leave venv type in 'deactivate'
pip install yfinance pandas plotly
cat > test2.py <<"EOF"
import yfinance as yf
import pandas as pd
import plotly.graph_objects as go
from datetime import datetime, timedelta
# Define the start and end dates for the last 12 months
end_date = datetime.now()
start_date = end_date - timedelta(days=365)
# Download historical data for Amazon (AMZN)
data = yf.download('AMZN', start=start_date, end=end_date)
# Create a candle stick chart using plotly
fig = go.Figure(data=[go.Candlestick(x=data.index,
open=data['Open'],
high=data['High'],
low=data['Low'],
close=data['Close'])])
# Customize the chart layout
fig.update_layout(title='Amazon (AMZN) Stock Chart - Last 12 Months',
xaxis_title='Date',
yaxis_title='Price ($)',
xaxis_rangeslider_visible=False)
# Save the chart as an HTML file
# fig.write_html('amazon_stock_chart.html')
# Save the chart as an HTML file with separate plotly.js file
fig.write_html('amazon_stock_chart.html', include_plotlyjs='directory', full_html=True)
EOF
python/plotly-example.txt · Last modified: by Wuff