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dotplot with x axis being one variable and y axis being another variable

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  • Additional function parameters / changed functionality / changed defaults?
  • New analysis tool: A simple analysis tool you have been using and are missing in sc.tools?
  • New plotting function: A kind of plot you would like to seein sc.pl?
  • External tools: Do you know an existing package that should go into sc.external.*?
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Hi,
I'm wondering if it is possible to add a new feature to sc.pl.dotplot if it is not too much of work. Say I'm interested in just one gene, and I want to plot the expression across two conditions. I understand that currently this could be achieved by using groupby = ['var1', 'var2'], but it'll be only one column, and conditions will be coerced into var1_var2. Is it possible to add a feature to the plotting function and change this behavior? I want var1 to be the x axis and var2 to be the y axis.

Thank you very much!

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Start by reading the sc.pl.dotplot implementation and its existing plotting tests, if available. Check how groupby=['var1','var2'] is currently combined, then define the behavior so var1 labels the x axis and var2 labels the y axis for a single-gene plot. Done means the two variables remain separate axes and existing grouping behavior still works.

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Tech stack
python
Domain
data-visualization
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
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Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
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