{"categories":[{"label":"Graphics","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/multimedia-graphics/2"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Altex wraps Altair to provide a simple, express-style API for creating charts directly in Streamlit applications with minimal boilerplate.","skillfed_tags":["streamlit-integration","data-visualization","charting"],"use_cases":["Build interactive Streamlit dashboards with minimal chart configuration code.","Quickly prototype data visualizations without writing full Altair specifications.","Add sparklines and spark bar charts to dashboard summaries for compact trend display.","Create multi-chart layouts in Streamlit apps using a consistent, simple API.","Visualize pandas DataFrames in Streamlit with one-line chart calls."],"what_it_does":"Altex is a thin wrapper around Altair that reduces boilerplate when building charts for Streamlit dashboards. Instead of writing full Altair specifications, you call simple functions like `line_chart()`, `bar_chart()`, or `scatter_chart()` with your data and column names, and Altex handles the chart construction and Streamlit integration. It is designed for developers who want the expressiveness of Altair but prefer a more concise, plotly-express-like interface.\n\nThe package depends on altair, pandas, and streamlit as runtime dependencies. It supports modern Python versions and installs as a pure Python wheel with low friction. The codebase is permissively licensed under Apache-2.0, making it suitable for both open and commercial projects. However, the package is aging\u2014it has not been updated since its initial release, and adoption remains modest.","worth_installing":"Yes, if you are building a Streamlit dashboard and want a faster, simpler charting API than raw Altair. Install friction is minimal and the license is permissive. However, be aware that the package is aging with no updates since its initial release, so consider it suitable for straightforward charting tasks rather than as a long-term dependency for complex visualization needs. Check the demo app to confirm it covers your chart types before committing."},"id":"altex","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/altex","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/altex.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/altex/"},"maintenance":{"status":"aging"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2025-06-30","license_spdx":"Apache-2.0","license_treatment":"permissive","name":"altex","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"A simple wrapper on top of Altair to make charts with an express API"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":180324,"position":10147,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"0.2.0"}