---
id: cycler
version: "0.12.1"
license: Copyright (c) 2015, matplotlib project All rights reserved. Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are… (full text in the JSON record)
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: aging
---

# cycler — Composable style cycles

License: permissive · Maintenance: aging · Popularity: top 1,000 on PyPI

## Install

pip install cycler
uv add cycler
poetry add cycler

## Description

|PyPi|_ |Conda|_ |Supported Python versions|_ |GitHub Actions|_ |Codecov|_

.. |PyPi| image:: https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/cycler.svg?style=flat
.. _PyPi: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/cycler

.. |Conda| image:: https://img.shields.io/conda/v/conda-forge/cycler
.. _Conda:  https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/cycler

.. |Supported Python versions| image:: https://img.shields.io/pypi/pyversions/cycler.svg
.. _Supported Python versions: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/cycler

.. |GitHub Actions| image:: https://github.com/matplotlib/cycler/actions/workflows/tests.yml/badge.svg
.. _GitHub Actions: https://github.com/matplotlib/cycler/actions

.. |Codecov| image:: https://codecov.io/github/matplotlib/cycler/badge.svg?branch=main&service=github
.. _Codecov: https://codecov.io/github/matplotlib/cycler?branch=main

cycler: composable cycles
=========================

Docs: https://matplotlib.org/cycler/

## AI interpretation — verify before relying

Composable style cycles for iterating over plot properties like colors, line styles, and markers in a flexible, reusable way.

Verdict: Lightweight, dependency-free utility with permissive BSD licensing and no known vulnerabilities. Maintenance is aging but repository activity remains current. Safe for stable, low-risk integration into plotting workflows.

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