explanation of how plotly works

plotly_logic_explanation.py

import numpy as np
np.random.seed(42)
import plotly.offline as pyo
import plotly.graph_objs as go

# create data
x = np.random.randint(1, 101, 100)
y = np.random.randint(1, 101, 100)

# data object to be used in figure object
data = [go.Scatter(
    x=x,
    y=y,
    mode='markers',
)]

# layout object to be used in figure object
layout = go.Layout(
    title=’Plot title’,
    xaxis=dict(title=’X-Axis’),
    yaxis=dict(title=’Y-Axis’),
    hovermode=’closest’
)

# figure object to display the plotly chart
fig = go.Figure(data=data, layout=layout)
pyo.plot(fig)