Overview

Seaborn 0.12, released on August 11, 2022, introduces the Objects interface and new Plot API for more flexible chart construction.

Main Features

Objects interface

The Objects interface provides a declarative API inspired by ggplot2 for building charts through layer composition.

python 
import seaborn.objects as so
from seaborn import load_dataset

tips = load_dataset('tips')
(
    so.Plot(tips, x='total_bill', y='tip', color='day')
    .add(so.Dot())
    .add(so.Line(), so.PolyFit())
)
# .show()

New Plot API

The Plot API combines visual elements with statistical transformations in a modular and reusable way.

python 
import seaborn.objects as so
from seaborn import load_dataset

penguins = load_dataset('penguins')
(
    so.Plot(penguins, x='flipper_length_mm', y='body_mass_g')
    .facet('species')
    .add(so.Dot(alpha=0.5))
)
# .show()

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