In the FAQ: http://bokeh.pydata.org/faq.html http://bokeh.pydata.org/faq.html """ Q: Why did you start writing a new plotting library, instead of just extendin

In the FAQ: http://bokeh.pydata.org/faq.html http://bokeh.pydata.org/faq.html """ Q: Why did you start writing a new plotting library, instead of just extending e.g. Matplotlib? A: There are a number of reasons why we wrote a new Python library, but they all hinge on maximizing flexibility for exploring new design spaces for achieving our long-term visualization goals. (Please see Technical Vision[1] for details about those.) """ [1] http://bokeh.pydata.org/index.html#technicalvision http://bokeh.pydata.org/index.html#technicalvision