WIAS-PDELib · j-fu · Nov 19, 2025 · Oct 22, 2025 · Nov 18, 2025 · Nov 18, 2025
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.16.0] - 2025-11-18
+- Add PythonPlot to the backends
+
 ## [1.15.3] - 2025-06-24
 - Fixed bug with GLMakie based animated plots from the REPL
 - Added examples for animated plots from the REPL

diff --git a/Project.toml b/Project.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name = "GridVisualize"
 uuid = "5eed8a63-0fb0-45eb-886d-8d5a387d12b8"
 authors = ["Juergen Fuhrmann <[email protected]>", "Patrick Jaap <[email protected]>"]
-version = "1.15.4"
+version = "1.16.0"
 
 [deps]
 ColorSchemes = "35d6a980-a343-548e-a6ea-1d62b119f2f4"
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ MeshCat = "283c5d60-a78f-5afe-a0af-af636b173e11"
 Plots = "91a5bcdd-55d7-5caf-9e0b-520d859cae80"
 PlutoVista = "646e1f28-b900-46d7-9d87-d554eb38a413"
 PyPlot = "d330b81b-6aea-500a-939a-2ce795aea3ee"
+PythonPlot = "274fc56d-3b97-40fa-a1cd-1b4a50311bf9"
 Triangulate = "f7e6ffb2-c36d-4f8f-a77e-16e897189344"
 VTKView = "955f2c64-5fd0-11e9-0ad0-3332e913311a"
 
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ GridVisualizeMeshCatExt = "MeshCat"
 GridVisualizePlotsExt = "Plots"
 GridVisualizePlutoVistaExt = "PlutoVista"
 GridVisualizePyPlotExt = "PyPlot"
+GridVisualizePythonPlotExt = "PythonPlot"
 GridVisualizeVTKViewExt = "VTKView"
 
 [compat]
@@ -58,6 +60,7 @@ Plots = "1"
 PlutoVista = "0.8.24,1"
 Printf = "1.6"
 PyPlot = "2"
+PythonPlot = "1"
 StaticArrays = "1"
 Triangulate = "2, 3"
 VTKView = "0.1,0.2"

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ GridVisualize
 Plotting companion module for [ExtendableGrids.jl](https://github.com/WIAS-PDELib/ExtendableGrids.jl)
 Provides plotting of grids,  scalar piecewise linear functions and vectors (2D only) for various plotting backends
 on simplicial grids in one, two or three space dimensions. The main supported backends
-are CairoMakie, GLMakie, PyPlot,  and PlutoVista. Plots is only partially supported (1D and 2D rectangular grids).
+are CairoMakie, GLMakie, PythonPlot, PyPlot,  and PlutoVista. Plots is only partially supported (1D and 2D rectangular grids).
 
 ## Disclaimer
 The code is rather complex and many codepaths are hard to test. Please be prepared to help
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ Plot appearance can be tweaked by a number of
 [keyword arguments](https://WIAS-PDELib.github.io/GridVisualize.jl/dev/api/#GridVisualize.available_kwargs).
 
 ### Plotters
-Plotters can be e.g. Plots, PyPlot, GLMakie, CairoMakie PlutoVista - we pass the module exported
+Plotters can be e.g. Plots, PythonPlot, PyPlot, GLMakie, CairoMakie PlutoVista - we pass the module exported
 by the package. Different plotters can be used at the same time.
 
 ### Multiple plots in one plotting window
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ end
 ### Movies
 Currently, these can be recorded with GLMakie, CairoMakie and Plots backends both from
 the REPL and Pluto notebooks. MP4 files and gifs can be created.
-PyPlot possibly will follow.
+PyPlot/PythonPlot possibly will follow.
 
 This shows the animated graphic in the REPL (essentially the same as above)
 and creates an embedded video in a Pluto notebook:
@@ -131,26 +131,26 @@ and all plotting functions will do nothing.
 - 'p':  planned (no schedule though)
 - 'n': probably not, also in the future
 
-|                | PyPlot | Makie | PlutoVista | Plots | VTKView |
-|----------------|--------|-------|------------|-------|---------|
-| scalarplot, 1D | y      | y     | y,i        | y     | y       |
-| vectorplot, 1D | y      | y     | y          | y     | y       |
-| gridplot, 1D   | y      | y     | y          | y     |         |
-| scalarplot, 2D | y      | y     | y          | (y)   | y,i     |
-| vectorplot, 2D | y      | y     | y          | y     |         |
-| streamplot, 2D | y      | y     | p          | n     |         |
-| gridplot, 2D   | y      | y,i   | y          | (y)   | y,i     |
-| scalarplot, 3D | y      | y,i   | y,i        | n     | y,i     |
-| gridplot, 3D   | y      | y,i   | y,i        | n     | y,i     |
-| vectorplot, 3D | p      | p     | p          | n     |         |
-| streamplot, 3D |        | p     | p          | n     |         |
-| movie          | n      | y     | n          | y     |         |
-| triangulateio  | y      | y     | n          | n     | n       |
+|                | PyPlot/PythonPlot  | Makie | PlutoVista | Plots | VTKView |
+|----------------|--------------------|-------|------------|-------|---------|
+| scalarplot, 1D | y                  | y     | y,i        | y     | y       |
+| vectorplot, 1D | y                  | y     | y          | y     | y       |
+| gridplot, 1D   | y                  | y     | y          | y     |         |
+| scalarplot, 2D | y                  | y     | y          | (y)   | y,i     |
+| vectorplot, 2D | y                  | y     | y          | y     |         |
+| streamplot, 2D | y                  | y     | p          | n     |         |
+| gridplot, 2D   | y                  | y,i   | y          | (y)   | y,i     |
+| scalarplot, 3D | y                  | y,i   | y,i        | n     | y,i     |
+| gridplot, 3D   | y                  | y,i   | y,i        | n     | y,i     |
+| vectorplot, 3D | p                  | p     | p          | n     |         |
+| streamplot, 3D |                    | p     | p          | n     |         |
+| movie          | n                  | y     | n          | y     |         |
+| triangulateio  | y                  | y     | n          | n     | n       |
 
 ## Sample output
 
 
-### [PyPlot](https://github.com/JuliaPy/PyPlot.jl):
+### [PyPlot](https://github.com/JuliaPy/PyPlot.jl),  [PythonPlot](https://github.com/stevengj/PyPlot.jl):
 ![](https://github.com/WIAS-PDELib/GridVisualize.jl/blob/main/docs/src/assets/multiscene_pyplot.png?raw=true)
 
 
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ gridplot!(vis,grid,clear=true,show=true)
 ## Notebooks
 
 ###  Pluto
-Plotting in Pluto notebooks for CairoMakie, PyPlot, Plots, GLMakie is working, WGLMakie probably works in combination with JSServe.
+Plotting in Pluto notebooks for CairoMakie, PyPlot, PythonPlot, Plots, GLMakie is working, WGLMakie probably works in combination with JSServe.
 
 Plotting in Pluto notebooks can use [PlutoVista.jl](https://github.com/j-fu/PlutoVista.jl)
 based on [plotly.js](https://plotly.com/javascript/) (1D) and [vtk.js](https://kitware.github.io/vtk-js/index.html) (2/3D).

diff --git a/docs/Project.toml b/docs/Project.toml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ PlutoSliderServer = "2fc8631c-6f24-4c5b-bca7-cbb509c42db4"
 PlutoUI = "7f904dfe-b85e-4ff6-b463-dae2292396a8"
 PlutoVista = "646e1f28-b900-46d7-9d87-d554eb38a413"
 PyPlot = "d330b81b-6aea-500a-939a-2ce795aea3ee"
+PythonPlot = "274fc56d-3b97-40fa-a1cd-1b4a50311bf9"
 Revise = "295af30f-e4ad-537b-8983-00126c2a3abe"
 Test = "8dfed614-e22c-5e08-85e1-65c5234f0b40"
 Triangulate = "f7e6ffb2-c36d-4f8f-a77e-16e897189344"

diff --git a/docs/make.jl b/docs/make.jl
@@ -15,16 +15,21 @@ GridVisualizeMeshCatExt = Base.get_extension(GridVisualize, :GridVisualizeMeshCa
 GridVisualizeVTKViewExt = Base.get_extension(GridVisualize, :GridVisualizeVTKViewExt)
 
 
-function mkdocs()
+function mkdocs(; with_examples = true)
     cleanexamples()
     example_dir = joinpath(@__DIR__, "..", "examples")
     notebook_dir = joinpath(@__DIR__, "..", "examples")
-    generated_examples = @docscripts(
-        example_dir, [
-            "Plotting Examples" => "plotting.jl",
-        ], Plotter = CairoMakie
-    )
-    notebook_examples = @docplutonotebooks(notebook_dir, ["plutovista.jl"], iframe = true, iframe_height = "2000px")
+    notebook_examples = []
+    generated_examples = []
+    if with_examples
+        generated_examples = @docscripts(
+            example_dir, [
+                "Plotting Examples" => "plotting.jl",
+            ], Plotter = CairoMakie
+        )
+        notebook_examples = @docplutonotebooks(notebook_dir, ["plutovista.jl"], iframe = true, iframe_height = "2000px")
+    end
+
     makedocs(;
         sitename = "GridVisualize.jl",
         modules = [
@@ -54,6 +59,10 @@ function mkdocs()
 
 end
 
-mkdocs()
+if isinteractive()
+    mkdocs(; with_examples = false)
+else
+    mkdocs(; with_examples = true)
+end
 
 deploydocs(; repo = "github.com/WIAS-PDELib/GridVisualize.jl.git", devbranch = "main")
diff --git a/docs/src/api.md b/docs/src/api.md
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ save
 default_plotter
 default_plotter!
 plottertype
+PythonPlotType
 PyPlotType
 MakieType
 PlotsType

diff --git a/docs/src/privapi.md b/docs/src/privapi.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ Pages = ["dispatch.jl","common.jl","slice_plots.jl"]
 
 ```@docs
 ispyplot
+ispythonplot
 isplutovista
 isplots
 ismakie
@@ -40,10 +41,10 @@ GridVisualizeMakieExt.FlippableLayout.flayoutscene
 GridVisualizePlutoVistaExt
 ```
 
-## PyPlot
+## PyPlot/PythonPlot
 ```@docs
 GridVisualizePyPlotExt
-GridVisualizePyPlotExt.tridata
+GridVisualize.tridata
 ```
 ## Plots
 ```@docs