Dash

Plotly Dash is an open-source Python framework for building analytical web applications. It empowers data scientists and Python developers to create interactive dashboards and data visualization apps without requiring extensive front-end web development skills (HTML, CSS, JavaScript).

Key facts

First appeared: 2017
Category: technology
Problem solved: Plotly Dash was created to solve the significant challenge data scientists faced in deploying interactive data analyses as full-fledged web applications. Before Dash, this often required deep expertise in multiple technologies (Python for backend logic, JavaScript frameworks like React for the frontend, HTML/CSS for styling), creating a steep barrier for data-focused teams to share their work interactively.
Platforms: Web browsers (client-side), macOS, Windows (server-side Python environment), Linux

Related technologies

Plotly.js
scikit-learn
React.js
NoSQL databases
Flask
Python
SQL databases
Pandas
NumPy

Notable users

JP Morgan Chase
NASA
GE Healthcare
Moderna
CERN