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Comparing Scatter Plots with 75,000 Random Points

Now in Ploty you can implement WebGL with Scattergl() in place of Scatter()
for increased speed, improved interactivity, and the ability to plot even more data!

WebGL

import plotly.graph_objects as go

import numpy as np
np.random.seed(1)

N = 75000

fig = go.Figure()
fig.add_trace(
    go.Scattergl(
        x = np.random.randn(N),
        y = np.random.randn(N),
        mode = 'markers',
        marker = dict(
            line = dict(
                width = 1,
                color = 'DarkSlateGrey')
        )
    )
)

fig.update_layout(title_text = 'WebGL')

fig.show()

SVG

import plotly.graph_objects as go

import numpy as np

N = 75000

fig = go.Figure()
fig.add_trace(
    go.Scatter(
        x = np.random.randn(N),
        y = np.random.randn(N),
        mode = 'markers',
        marker = dict(
            line = dict(
                width = 1,
                color = 'DarkSlateGrey')
        )
    )
)

fig.update_layout(title_text = 'SVG')

fig.show()

References

For more information see
Scattergl() : https://plotly.com/python/reference/scattergl/
Scatter() : https://plotly.com/python/reference/scatter/