Treemap Chart in Python (With Examples)

What is Treemap Chart?

Treemap are alternative way to display tree diagrams. Treemap plots maps hierarchical structure for categories given. It also shows the value of each category. To plot treemap chart in python, use squarify.plot() function of Squarify package.

In this article, I will explain you how to plot treemap chart in python using matplotlib and squarify package with examples on treemap visualization.

Installation of Packages

We will need matplotlib, pandas and squarify packages to plot treemap chart in python. If you don’t have these packages installed on your system, install it using below commands.

pip install matplotlib
pip install numpy

Parameters for Customization of Treemap Chart

Parameters
----------
sizes
    input for squarify
norm_x, norm_y
    x and y values for normalization
color
    color string or list-like (see Matplotlib documentation for details)
label
    list-like used as label text
value
    list-like used as value text (in most cases identical with sizes argument)
ax
    Matplotlib Axes instance
pad
    draw rectangles with a small gap between them
bar_kwargs : dict
    keyword arguments passed to matplotlib.Axes.bar
text_kwargs : dict
    keyword arguments passed to matplotlib.Axes.text
**kwargs
    Any additional kwargs are merged into `bar_kwargs`. Explicitly provided
    kwargs here will take precedence.

How to Plot Treemap Chart in Python

Let’s see an treemap chart example using squarify library

Installation of Packages

We will need pandas, matplotlib and squarify libraries to show treemap graph. Install packages using below command.

pip install matplotlib
pip install pandas
pip install squarify

Import libraries

Import pandas, matplotlib.pyplot and squarify libraries in our python treemap chart code.

# Import libraries

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import pandas as pd
import squarify as 

Prepare dataset

Create a dataframe using pandas to plot treemap chart in python. It constructs dataframe from dictionary using dataframe function of pandas module.

• The first argument defines size in the dictionary
• The second argument defines the groups in the dictionary

# Prepare for datasets
df = pd.DataFrame({'size':[20,45,33,90], 'group':["Microsoft", "Facebook", "Google", "Tesla"] })

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Plot Treemap Chart using Plot()

Use sqarify.plot() function of squarify module to plot treemap chart.

• The first argument defines size from the dataframe
• The second argument defines label
• The third argument defines transparency

# Plot Treemap Chart
squarify.plot(sizes=df['size'], label=df['group'], alpha=.8 )

Show Treemap Chart for visualization

Use show() function of matplotlib.pyplot module to plot treemap chart

# Show Treemap Chart
plt.axis('off')
plt.show()

Treemap Python Code

Use below entire treemap chart python code

# Import libraries
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import pandas as pd
import squarify

# Prepare for datasets
df = pd.DataFrame({'size':[20,45,33,90], 'group':["Microsoft", "Facebook", "Google", "Tesla"] })

# Plot Treemap Chart
squarify.plot(sizes=df['size'], label=df['group'], alpha=.8 )

# Show Treemap Chart
plt.axis('off')
plt.show()

Python Treemap Visualization Output

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Conclusion

I hope you found above Treemap Chart in Python tutorial with examples informative and educational.

Use squarify.plot() function of squarify module to plot and visualize treemap chart.