How can I create animations using Plotly in Python?

How can I create animations using Plotly in Python?

You can create animations in Plotly using the plotly.express module. Would you like a code example?

Yes, please provide a simple example.

Here's a basic example:

import plotly.express as px
import pandas as pd

# Sample data
df = pd.DataFrame({
    'x': [1, 2, 3, 4],
    'y': [10, 11, 12, 13],
    'time': [1, 2, 3, 4]
})

# Create animation
fig = px.scatter(df, x='x', y='y', animation_frame='time')
fig.show()

This will create a scatter plot that animates over the 'time' variable.

What if I want to customize the animation speed?

You can customize the animation speed by adjusting the frame parameter in the update_layout method. Would you like to see how?

Yes, that would be great!

You can set the frame_duration like this:

fig.update_layout(
    updatemenus=[{
        'buttons': [
            {'args': [None, {'frame': {'duration': 500, 'redraw': True}, 'mode': 'immediate'}], 'label': 'Play', 'method': 'animate'},
        ],
        'direction': 'left',
        'pad': {'r': 10, 't': 87},
        'showactive': False,
        'type': 'buttons',
        'x': 0.1,
        'xanchor': 'right',
        'y': 0,
        'yanchor': 'top'
    }]
)

This sets the duration of each frame to 500 milliseconds.