jmcnamara / XlsxWriter

A Python module for creating Excel XLSX files.
https://xlsxwriter.readthedocs.io
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feature request: Bubble chart #1099

Open Nexokk opened 4 months ago

Nexokk commented 4 months ago

Hi,

First off, thanks for all your hard work on xlsxwriter. It's been super helpful for my projects!

I wanted to ask if you could add support for bubble charts. These are the charts where you can show data points with x, y coordinates and a size factor, all in one go. They're great for visualizing three dimensions of data in a clear and concise way.

Why Bubble Charts?

I'm working on a project where each data point is defined by three parameters. Bubble charts are perfect for this kind of data, but right now, xlsxwriter doesn't support them. It would be amazing if it did!

Benefits:

I really think adding bubble chart support would be a great addition to the library. Thanks for considering this request and for all the awesome work you do!

Cheers, Nexokk

jmcnamara commented 4 months ago

I'll have a look at it to see what is involved.

jmcnamara commented 1 month ago

Could you give a few real world examples of bubble charts you would like to create. In particular I am interested to know how/if you set the bubble sizes. Sample Excel workbook(s) would be best.