plotbin
PlotBin: Plotting Binned Maps and Other Utilities
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Yes, if your use case is non-commercial or internal research. The package is actively maintained, has low install friction, and provides specialized map-plotting utilities on top of standard scientific libraries. However, do not install if you intend to redistribute the code or integrate it into a commercial product—the custom license explicitly prohibits redistribution. Verify the license terms match your use case first.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Low install friction; a pure-Python wheel with only three standard scientific dependencies.
- Last release 35 days ago with active maintenance status.
License · maintenance · safety
Other/Proprietary License (unclear) — License treatment is unclear: the package uses a custom proprietary license that permits non-commercial use and personal modification, but explicitly prohibits redistribution. Verify your use case against the copyright notice (2013-2026 Michele Cappellari) before integrating into commercial or redistributed software.
last release 2026-07-10 (35 days)
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 289,163 downloads/mo, #8,005 on PyPI
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pip install plotbin
import plotbin
import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt- Whether the non-commercial restriction applies to your intended use case
- Exact Python version support (requires_python is unspecified in metadata)
- Specific capabilities and API surface beyond general binned map plotting
What it is and what it does
PlotBin is a scientific plotting library that specializes in visualizing binned two-dimensional maps and related spatial data. It wraps Matplotlib, NumPy, and SciPy to provide utilities for creating and displaying binned map visualizations.
The package is lightweight, distributed as a pure-Python wheel, and requires only the three core scientific Python libraries. It is actively maintained with a release 35 days ago and has been in production use since 2018. However, its license is custom and non-standard: it permits non-commercial use and personal modification but explicitly prohibits redistribution, which may restrict its use in commercial products or shared codebases.
Use it for
- Visualize binned spatial data or density maps using Matplotlib as the rendering backend.
- Create two-dimensional map plots with built-in binning utilities for scientific research.
- Build internal research tools that process and display spatially binned data without redistribution concerns.
- Prototype spatial data visualization workflows using NumPy and SciPy arrays as input.
Worth the install?
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Yes, if your use case is non-commercial or internal research.
The package is actively maintained, has low install friction, and provides specialized map-plotting utilities on top of standard scientific libraries. However, do not install if you intend to redistribute the code or integrate it into a commercial product—the custom license explicitly prohibits redistribution. Verify the license terms match your use case first.
Install
plotbin on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction; a pure-Python wheel with only three standard scientific dependencies. Last release 35 days ago with active maintenance status.
License in practice
License treatment is unclear: the package uses a custom proprietary license that permits non-commercial use and personal modification, but explicitly prohibits redistribution. Verify your use case against the copyright notice (2013-2026 Michele Cappellari) before integrating into commercial or redistributed software.
Quickstart
pip install plotbin
import plotbin
import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as pltVerify before relying
- Whether the non-commercial restriction applies to your intended use case
- Exact Python version support (requires_python is unspecified in metadata)
- Specific capabilities and API surface beyond general binned map plotting
Package facts
| License | Other/Proprietary License unclear |
| Python support | Not specified |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 3 packagesnumpyscipymatplotlib |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 35 days since the last release |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 289,163 / month, #8,005 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 5 - Production/StableIntended Audience :: DevelopersIntended Audience :: Science/ResearchOperating System :: OS IndependentProgramming Language :: Python :: 3 |
Evidence: plotbin-3.2.0-py3-none-any.whl
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