plotly / plotly/plotly.py

allow y-axes to be interactively deselected based on active traces

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Description

Helpful resource: Multiple Axes

The closest I found to this was the following stackoverflow question however, this requires editing the code of the script.

Ideally, it would be nice if based on the trace that is selected, it displays the axis associated with it and when the trace is deselected the associated axis (if all traces associated with that axis are deselected) is not shown. Having this done interactively makes sense based on the active traces.

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Research direction

Start with the linked Multiple Axes documentation and the Stack Overflow question to understand the existing multi-axis behavior and its limitations. Define how trace selection and deselection should affect axes, including axes shared by multiple traces; done means the behavior works interactively without requiring users to edit their scripts.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
data-visualization
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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