API Reference
Graph |
Graph source code in the DOT language. |
Digraph |
Directed graph source code in the DOT language. |
Source |
Verbatim DOT source code string to be rendered by Graphviz. |
graphviz.render |
Render file with Graphviz |
graphviz.pipe |
Return |
graphviz.unflatten |
Return DOT |
graphviz.view |
Open filepath with its default viewing application (platform-specific). |
Note
The two main classes Graph and Digraph (for creatingundirected vs. directed graphs) have exactly the same API.Their division reflects the fact that both graph types cannot be mixed.
Graph¶
- class
graphviz.
Graph
(name=None, comment=None, filename=None, directory=None, format=None, engine=None, encoding='utf-8', graph_attr=None, node_attr=None, edge_attr=None, body=None, strict=False)[source]¶ -
Graph source code in the DOT language.
- Parameters
-
name – Graph name used in the source code.
comment – Comment added to the first line of the source.
filename – Filename for saving the source (defaults to
name
+'.gv'
).directory – (Sub)directory for source saving and rendering.
format – Rendering output format (
'pdf'
,'png'
, …).engine – Layout command used (
'dot'
,'neato'
, …).encoding – Encoding for saving the source.
graph_attr – Mapping of
(attribute, value)
pairs for the graph.node_attr – Mapping of
(attribute, value)
pairs set for all nodes.edge_attr – Mapping of
(attribute, value)
pairs set for all edges.body – Iterable of verbatim lines to add to the graph
body
.strict (bool) – Rendering should merge multi-edges.
Note
All parameters are optional and can be changed under theircorresponding attribute name after instance creation.
attr
(kw=None, _attributes=None, **attrs)¶-
Add a general or graph/node/edge attribute statement.
- Parameters
-
kw – Attributes target (
None
or'graph'
,'node'
,'edge'
).attrs – Attributes to be set (must be strings, may be empty).
See the usage examples in the User Guide.
clear
(keep_attrs=False)¶-
Reset content to an empty body, clear graph/node/egde_attr mappings.
- Parameters
-
keep_attrs (bool) – preserve graph/node/egde_attr mappings
copy
()¶-
Return a copied instance of the object.
- Returns
-
An independent copy of the current object.
- property
directed
¶ -
False
edge
(tail_name, head_name, label=None, _attributes=None, **attrs)¶-
Create an edge between two nodes.
- Parameters
-
tail_name – Start node identifier (format:
node[:port[:compass]]
).head_name – End node identifier (format:
node[:port[:compass]]
).label – Caption to be displayed near the edge.
attrs – Any additional edge attributes (must be strings).
Note
The
tail_name
andhead_name
strings are separated by(optional) colon(s) intonode
name,port
name, andcompass
(e.g.sw
).See details in the User Guide.
edges
(tail_head_iter)¶-
Create a bunch of edges.
- Parameters
-
tail_head_iter – Iterable of
(tail_name, head_name)
pairs(format –
node[:port[:compass]]
).
Note
The
tail_name
andhead_name
strings are separated by(optional) colon(s) intonode
name,port
name, andcompass
(e.g.sw
).See details in the User Guide.
- property
encoding
¶ -
The encoding for the saved source file.
- property
engine
¶ -
The layout commmand used for rendering (
'dot'
,'neato'
, …).
- property
format
¶ -
The output format used for rendering (
'pdf'
,'png'
, …).
node
(name, label=None, _attributes=None, **attrs)¶-
Create a node.
- Parameters
-
name – Unique identifier for the node inside the source.
label – Caption to be displayed (defaults to the node
name
).attrs – Any additional node attributes (must be strings).
pipe
(format=None, renderer=None, formatter=None, quiet=False)¶-
Return the source piped through the Graphviz layout command.
- Parameters
-
format – The output format used for rendering (
'pdf'
,'png'
, etc.).renderer – The output renderer used for rendering (
'cairo'
,'gd'
, …).formatter – The output formatter used for rendering (
'cairo'
,'gd'
, …).quiet (bool) – Suppress
stderr
output from the layout subprocess.
- Returns
-
Binary (encoded) stdout of the layout command.
- Raises
-
ValueError – If
format
,renderer
, orformatter
are not known.graphviz.RequiredArgumentError – If
formatter
is given butrenderer
is None.graphviz.ExecutableNotFound – If the Graphviz executable is not found.
subprocess.CalledProcessError – If the exit status is non-zero.
render
(filename=None, directory=None, view=False, cleanup=False, format=None, renderer=None, formatter=None, quiet=False, quiet_view=False)¶-
Save the source to file and render with the Graphviz engine.
- Parameters
-
filename – Filename for saving the source (defaults to
name
+'.gv'
)directory – (Sub)directory for source saving and rendering.
view (bool) – Open the rendered result with the default application.
cleanup (bool) – Delete the source file after rendering.
format – The output format used for rendering (
'pdf'
,'png'
, etc.).renderer – The output renderer used for rendering (
'cairo'
,'gd'
, …).formatter – The output formatter used for rendering (
'cairo'
,'gd'
, …).quiet (bool) – Suppress
stderr
output from the layout subprocess.quiet_view (bool) – Suppress
stderr
output from the viewer process(impliesview=True
, ineffective on Windows).
- Returns
-
The (possibly relative) path of the rendered file.
- Raises
-
ValueError – If
format
,renderer
, orformatter
are not known.graphviz.RequiredArgumentError – If
formatter
is given butrenderer
is None.graphviz.ExecutableNotFound – If the Graphviz executable is not found.
subprocess.CalledProcessError – If the exit status is non-zero.
RuntimeError – If viewer opening is requested but not supported.
The layout command is started from the directory of
filepath
, so thatreferences to external files (e.g.[image=...]
) can be given as pathsrelative to the DOT source file.
save
(filename=None, directory=None)¶-
Save the DOT source to file. Ensure the file ends with a newline.
- Parameters
-
filename – Filename for saving the source (defaults to
name
+'.gv'
)directory – (Sub)directory for source saving and rendering.
- Returns
-
The (possibly relative) path of the saved source file.
- property
source
¶ -
The DOT source code as string.
subgraph
(graph=None, name=None, comment=None, graph_attr=None, node_attr=None, edge_attr=None, body=None)¶-
Add the current content of the given sole
graph
argument as subgraph or return a context manager returning a new graph instance created with the given (name
,comment
, etc.) arguments whose content is added as subgraph when leaving the context manager’swith
-block.- Parameters
-
graph – An instance of the same kind (Graph, Digraph)as the current graph (sole argument in non-with-block use).
name – Subgraph name (
with
-block use).comment – Subgraph comment (
with
-block use).graph_attr – Subgraph-level attribute-value mapping (
with
-block use).node_attr – Node-level attribute-value mapping (
with
-block use).edge_attr – Edge-level attribute-value mapping (
with
-block use).body – Verbatim lines to add to the subgraph
body
(with
-block use).
See the usage examples in the User Guide.
When used as a context manager, the returned new graph instance uses
strict=None
and the parent graph’s values fordirectory
,format
,engine
, andencoding
by default.Note
If the
name
of the subgraph begins with'cluster'
(all lowercase)the layout engine will treat it as a special cluster subgraph.
unflatten
(stagger=None, fanout=False, chain=None)¶-
Return a new Source instance with the source piped through the Graphviz unflatten preprocessor.
- Parameters
- Returns
-
Prepocessed DOT source code (improved layout aspect ratio).
- Return type
-
Source
- Raises
-
graphviz.RequiredArgumentError – If
fanout
is given butstagger
is None.graphviz.ExecutableNotFound – If the Graphviz unflatten executable is not found.
subprocess.CalledProcessError – If the exit status is non-zero.
view
(filename=None, directory=None, cleanup=False, quiet=False, quiet_view=False)¶-
Save the source to file, open the rendered result in a viewer.
- Parameters
-
filename – Filename for saving the source (defaults to
name
+'.gv'
)directory – (Sub)directory for source saving and rendering.
cleanup (bool) – Delete the source file after rendering.
quiet (bool) – Suppress
stderr
output from the layout subprocess.quiet_view (bool) – Suppress
stderr
output from the viewer process(ineffective on Windows).
- Returns
-
The (possibly relative) path of the rendered file.
- Raises
-
graphviz.ExecutableNotFound – If the Graphviz executable is not found.
subprocess.CalledProcessError – If the exit status is non-zero.
RuntimeError – If opening the viewer is not supported.
Short-cut method for calling render() with
view=True
.Note
There is no option to wait for the application to close, and no wayto retrieve the application’s exit status.
Digraph¶
- class
graphviz.
Digraph
(name=None, comment=None, filename=None, directory=None, format=None, engine=None, encoding='utf-8', graph_attr=None, node_attr=None, edge_attr=None, body=None, strict=False)[source]¶ -
Directed graph source code in the DOT language.
- Parameters
-
name – Graph name used in the source code.
comment – Comment added to the first line of the source.
filename – Filename for saving the source (defaults to
name
+'.gv'
).directory – (Sub)directory for source saving and rendering.
format – Rendering output format (
'pdf'
,'png'
, …).engine – Layout command used (
'dot'
,'neato'
, …).encoding – Encoding for saving the source.
graph_attr – Mapping of
(attribute, value)
pairs for the graph.node_attr – Mapping of
(attribute, value)
pairs set for all nodes.edge_attr – Mapping of
(attribute, value)
pairs set for all edges.body – Iterable of verbatim lines to add to the graph
body
.strict (bool) – Rendering should merge multi-edges.
Note
All parameters are optional and can be changed under theircorresponding attribute name after instance creation.
attr
(kw=None, _attributes=None, **attrs)¶-
Add a general or graph/node/edge attribute statement.
- Parameters
-
kw – Attributes target (
None
or'graph'
,'node'
,'edge'
).attrs – Attributes to be set (must be strings, may be empty).
See the usage examples in the User Guide.
clear
(keep_attrs=False)¶-
Reset content to an empty body, clear graph/node/egde_attr mappings.
- Parameters
-
keep_attrs (bool) – preserve graph/node/egde_attr mappings
copy
()¶-
Return a copied instance of the object.
- Returns
-
An independent copy of the current object.
- property
directed
¶ -
True
edge
(tail_name, head_name, label=None, _attributes=None, **attrs)¶-
Create an edge between two nodes.
- Parameters
-
tail_name – Start node identifier (format:
node[:port[:compass]]
).head_name – End node identifier (format:
node[:port[:compass]]
).label – Caption to be displayed near the edge.
attrs – Any additional edge attributes (must be strings).
Note
The
tail_name
andhead_name
strings are separated by(optional) colon(s) intonode
name,port
name, andcompass
(e.g.sw
).See details in the User Guide.
edges
(tail_head_iter)¶-
Create a bunch of edges.
- Parameters
-
tail_head_iter – Iterable of
(tail_name, head_name)
pairs(format –
node[:port[:compass]]
).
Note
The
tail_name
andhead_name
strings are separated by(optional) colon(s) intonode
name,port
name, andcompass
(e.g.sw
).See details in the User Guide.
- property
encoding
¶ -
The encoding for the saved source file.
- property
engine
¶ -
The layout commmand used for rendering (
'dot'
,'neato'
, …).
- property
format
¶ -
The output format used for rendering (
'pdf'
,'png'
, …).
node
(name, label=None, _attributes=None, **attrs)¶-
Create a node.
- Parameters
-
name – Unique identifier for the node inside the source.
label – Caption to be displayed (defaults to the node
name
).attrs – Any additional node attributes (must be strings).
pipe
(format=None, renderer=None, formatter=None, quiet=False)¶-
Return the source piped through the Graphviz layout command.
- Parameters
-
format – The output format used for rendering (
'pdf'
,'png'
, etc.).renderer – The output renderer used for rendering (
'cairo'
,'gd'
, …).formatter – The output formatter used for rendering (
'cairo'
,'gd'
, …).quiet (bool) – Suppress
stderr
output from the layout subprocess.
- Returns
-
Binary (encoded) stdout of the layout command.
- Raises
-
ValueError – If
format
,renderer
, orformatter
are not known.graphviz.RequiredArgumentError – If
formatter
is given butrenderer
is None.graphviz.ExecutableNotFound – If the Graphviz executable is not found.
subprocess.CalledProcessError – If the exit status is non-zero.
render
(filename=None, directory=None, view=False, cleanup=False, format=None, renderer=None, formatter=None, quiet=False, quiet_view=False)¶-
Save the source to file and render with the Graphviz engine.
- Parameters
-
filename – Filename for saving the source (defaults to
name
+'.gv'
)directory – (Sub)directory for source saving and rendering.
view (bool) – Open the rendered result with the default application.
cleanup (bool) – Delete the source file after rendering.
format – The output format used for rendering (
'pdf'
,'png'
, etc.).renderer – The output renderer used for rendering (
'cairo'
,'gd'
, …).formatter – The output formatter used for rendering (
'cairo'
,'gd'
, …).quiet (bool) – Suppress
stderr
output from the layout subprocess.quiet_view (bool) – Suppress
stderr
output from the viewer process(impliesview=True
, ineffective on Windows).
- Returns
-
The (possibly relative) path of the rendered file.
- Raises
-
ValueError – If
format
,renderer
, orformatter
are not known.graphviz.RequiredArgumentError – If
formatter
is given butrenderer
is None.graphviz.ExecutableNotFound – If the Graphviz executable is not found.
subprocess.CalledProcessError – If the exit status is non-zero.
RuntimeError – If viewer opening is requested but not supported.
The layout command is started from the directory of
filepath
, so thatreferences to external files (e.g.[image=...]
) can be given as pathsrelative to the DOT source file.
save
(filename=None, directory=None)¶-
Save the DOT source to file. Ensure the file ends with a newline.
- Parameters
-
filename – Filename for saving the source (defaults to
name
+'.gv'
)directory – (Sub)directory for source saving and rendering.
- Returns
-
The (possibly relative) path of the saved source file.
- property
source
¶ -
The DOT source code as string.
subgraph
(graph=None, name=None, comment=None, graph_attr=None, node_attr=None, edge_attr=None, body=None)¶-
Add the current content of the given sole
graph
argument as subgraph or return a context manager returning a new graph instance created with the given (name
,comment
, etc.) arguments whose content is added as subgraph when leaving the context manager’swith
-block.- Parameters
-
graph – An instance of the same kind (Graph, Digraph)as the current graph (sole argument in non-with-block use).
name – Subgraph name (
with
-block use).comment – Subgraph comment (
with
-block use).graph_attr – Subgraph-level attribute-value mapping (
with
-block use).node_attr – Node-level attribute-value mapping (
with
-block use).edge_attr – Edge-level attribute-value mapping (
with
-block use).body – Verbatim lines to add to the subgraph
body
(with
-block use).
See the usage examples in the User Guide.
When used as a context manager, the returned new graph instance uses
strict=None
and the parent graph’s values fordirectory
,format
,engine
, andencoding
by default.Note
If the
name
of the subgraph begins with'cluster'
(all lowercase)the layout engine will treat it as a special cluster subgraph.
unflatten
(stagger=None, fanout=False, chain=None)¶-
Return a new Source instance with the source piped through the Graphviz unflatten preprocessor.
- Parameters
- Returns
-
Prepocessed DOT source code (improved layout aspect ratio).
- Return type
-
Source
- Raises
-
graphviz.RequiredArgumentError – If
fanout
is given butstagger
is None.graphviz.ExecutableNotFound – If the Graphviz unflatten executable is not found.
subprocess.CalledProcessError – If the exit status is non-zero.
view
(filename=None, directory=None, cleanup=False, quiet=False, quiet_view=False)¶-
Save the source to file, open the rendered result in a viewer.
- Parameters
-
filename – Filename for saving the source (defaults to
name
+'.gv'
)directory – (Sub)directory for source saving and rendering.
cleanup (bool) – Delete the source file after rendering.
quiet (bool) – Suppress
stderr
output from the layout subprocess.quiet_view (bool) – Suppress
stderr
output from the viewer process(ineffective on Windows).
- Returns
-
The (possibly relative) path of the rendered file.
- Raises
-
graphviz.ExecutableNotFound – If the Graphviz executable is not found.
subprocess.CalledProcessError – If the exit status is non-zero.
RuntimeError – If opening the viewer is not supported.
Short-cut method for calling render() with
view=True
.Note
There is no option to wait for the application to close, and no wayto retrieve the application’s exit status.
Source¶
- class
graphviz.
Source
(source, filename=None, directory=None, format=None, engine=None, encoding='utf-8')[source]¶ -
Verbatim DOT source code string to be rendered by Graphviz.
- Parameters
-
source – The verbatim DOT source code string.
filename – Filename for saving the source (defaults to
'Source.gv'
).directory – (Sub)directory for source saving and rendering.
format – Rendering output format (
'pdf'
,'png'
, …).engine – Layout command used (
'dot'
,'neato'
, …).encoding – Encoding for saving the source.
Note
All parameters except
source
are optional. All of them can be changedunder their corresponding attribute name after instance creation.copy
()¶-
Return a copied instance of the object.
- Returns
-
An independent copy of the current object.
- property
encoding
¶ -
The encoding for the saved source file.
- property
engine
¶ -
The layout commmand used for rendering (
'dot'
,'neato'
, …).
- property
format
¶ -
The output format used for rendering (
'pdf'
,'png'
, …).
- classmethod
from_file
(filename, directory=None, format=None, engine=None, encoding='utf-8')[source]¶ -
Return an instance with the source string read from the given file.
- Parameters
-
filename – Filename for loading/saving the source.
directory – (Sub)directory for source loading/saving and rendering.
format – Rendering output format (
'pdf'
,'png'
, …).engine – Layout command used (
'dot'
,'neato'
, …).encoding – Encoding for loading/saving the source.
pipe
(format=None, renderer=None, formatter=None, quiet=False)¶-
Return the source piped through the Graphviz layout command.
- Parameters
-
format – The output format used for rendering (
'pdf'
,'png'
, etc.).renderer – The output renderer used for rendering (
'cairo'
,'gd'
, …).formatter – The output formatter used for rendering (
'cairo'
,'gd'
, …).quiet (bool) – Suppress
stderr
output from the layout subprocess.
- Returns
-
Binary (encoded) stdout of the layout command.
- Raises
-
ValueError – If
format
,renderer
, orformatter
are not known.graphviz.RequiredArgumentError – If
formatter
is given butrenderer
is None.graphviz.ExecutableNotFound – If the Graphviz executable is not found.
subprocess.CalledProcessError – If the exit status is non-zero.
render
(filename=None, directory=None, view=False, cleanup=False, format=None, renderer=None, formatter=None, quiet=False, quiet_view=False)¶-
Save the source to file and render with the Graphviz engine.
- Parameters
-
filename – Filename for saving the source (defaults to
name
+'.gv'
)directory – (Sub)directory for source saving and rendering.
view (bool) – Open the rendered result with the default application.
cleanup (bool) – Delete the source file after rendering.
format – The output format used for rendering (
'pdf'
,'png'
, etc.).renderer – The output renderer used for rendering (
'cairo'
,'gd'
, …).formatter – The output formatter used for rendering (
'cairo'
,'gd'
, …).quiet (bool) – Suppress
stderr
output from the layout subprocess.quiet_view (bool) – Suppress
stderr
output from the viewer process(impliesview=True
, ineffective on Windows).
- Returns
-
The (possibly relative) path of the rendered file.
- Raises
-
ValueError – If
format
,renderer
, orformatter
are not known.graphviz.RequiredArgumentError – If
formatter
is given butrenderer
is None.graphviz.ExecutableNotFound – If the Graphviz executable is not found.
subprocess.CalledProcessError – If the exit status is non-zero.
RuntimeError – If viewer opening is requested but not supported.
The layout command is started from the directory of
filepath
, so thatreferences to external files (e.g.[image=...]
) can be given as pathsrelative to the DOT source file.
save
(filename=None, directory=None)¶-
Save the DOT source to file. Ensure the file ends with a newline.
- Parameters
-
filename – Filename for saving the source (defaults to
name
+'.gv'
)directory – (Sub)directory for source saving and rendering.
- Returns
-
The (possibly relative) path of the saved source file.
source
¶-
The verbatim DOT source code string.
unflatten
(stagger=None, fanout=False, chain=None)¶-
Return a new Source instance with the source piped through the Graphviz unflatten preprocessor.
- Parameters
- Returns
-
Prepocessed DOT source code (improved layout aspect ratio).
- Return type
-
Source
- Raises
-
graphviz.RequiredArgumentError – If
fanout
is given butstagger
is None.graphviz.ExecutableNotFound – If the Graphviz unflatten executable is not found.
subprocess.CalledProcessError – If the exit status is non-zero.
view
(filename=None, directory=None, cleanup=False, quiet=False, quiet_view=False)¶-
Save the source to file, open the rendered result in a viewer.
- Parameters
-
filename – Filename for saving the source (defaults to
name
+'.gv'
)directory – (Sub)directory for source saving and rendering.
cleanup (bool) – Delete the source file after rendering.
quiet (bool) – Suppress
stderr
output from the layout subprocess.quiet_view (bool) – Suppress
stderr
output from the viewer process(ineffective on Windows).
- Returns
-
The (possibly relative) path of the rendered file.
- Raises
-
graphviz.ExecutableNotFound – If the Graphviz executable is not found.
subprocess.CalledProcessError – If the exit status is non-zero.
RuntimeError – If opening the viewer is not supported.
Short-cut method for calling render() with
view=True
.Note
There is no option to wait for the application to close, and no wayto retrieve the application’s exit status.
Low-level functions¶
The functions in this section are provided to work directly with existingfiles and strings instead of using the object-oriented DOT creation methodsdocumented above.
graphviz.
render
(engine, format, filepath, renderer=None, formatter=None, quiet=False)[source]¶-
Render file with Graphviz
engine
intoformat
, return result filename.- Parameters
-
engine – The layout commmand used for rendering (
'dot'
,'neato'
, …).format – The output format used for rendering (
'pdf'
,'png'
, …).filepath – Path to the DOT source file to render.
renderer – The output renderer used for rendering (
'cairo'
,'gd'
, …).formatter – The output formatter used for rendering (
'cairo'
,'gd'
, …).quiet (bool) – Suppress
stderr
output from the layout subprocess.
- Returns
-
The (possibly relative) path of the rendered file.
- Raises
-
ValueError – If
engine
,format
,renderer
, orformatter
are not known.graphviz.RequiredArgumentError – If
formatter
is given butrenderer
is None.graphviz.ExecutableNotFound – If the Graphviz executable is not found.
subprocess.CalledProcessError – If the exit status is non-zero.
The layout command is started from the directory of
filepath
, so thatreferences to external files (e.g.[image=...]
) can be given as pathsrelative to the DOT source file.
graphviz.
pipe
(engine, format, data, renderer=None, formatter=None, quiet=False)[source]¶-
Return
data
piped through Graphvizengine
intoformat
.- Parameters
-
engine – The layout commmand used for rendering (
'dot'
,'neato'
, …).format – The output format used for rendering (
'pdf'
,'png'
, …).data – The binary (encoded) DOT source string to render.
renderer – The output renderer used for rendering (
'cairo'
,'gd'
, …).formatter – The output formatter used for rendering (
'cairo'
,'gd'
, …).quiet (bool) – Suppress
stderr
output from the layout subprocess.
- Returns
-
Binary (encoded) stdout of the layout command.
- Raises
-
ValueError – If
engine
,format
,renderer
, orformatter
are not known.graphviz.RequiredArgumentError – If
formatter
is given butrenderer
is None.graphviz.ExecutableNotFound – If the Graphviz executable is not found.
subprocess.CalledProcessError – If the exit status is non-zero.
graphviz.
unflatten
(source, stagger=None, fanout=False, chain=None, encoding='utf-8')[source]¶-
Return DOT
source
piped through Graphviz unflatten preprocessor.- Parameters
-
source (str) – The DOT source to process (improve layout aspect ratio).
stagger (int) – Stagger the minimum length of leaf edges between 1 and this small integer.
fanout (bool) – Fanout nodes with indegree = outdegree = 1 when staggering (requires
stagger
).chain (int) – Form disconnected nodes into chains of up to this many nodes.
encoding – Encoding used to encode unflatten stdin and decode its stdout.
- Returns
-
Decoded stdout of the Graphviz unflatten command.
- Return type
- Raises
-
graphviz.RequiredArgumentError – If
fanout
is given butstagger
is None.graphviz.ExecutableNotFound – If the Graphviz unflatten executable is not found.
subprocess.CalledProcessError – If the exit status is non-zero.
graphviz.
view
(filepath, quiet=False)[source]¶-
Open filepath with its default viewing application (platform-specific).
- Parameters
-
filepath – Path to the file to open in viewer.
quiet (bool) – Suppress
stderr
output from the viewer process(ineffective on Windows).
- Raises
-
RuntimeError – If the current platform is not supported.
Note
There is no option to wait for the application to close, and no wayto retrieve the application’s exit status.
Other¶
graphviz.
ExecutableNotFound
[source]¶-
Exception raised if the Graphviz executable is not found.
graphviz.
RequiredArgumentError
[source]¶-
Exception raised if a required argument is missing.
graphviz.
version
()[source]¶-
Return the version number tuple from the
stderr
output ofdot -V
.- Returns
-
Two, three, or four
int
versiontuple
. - Raises
-
graphviz.ExecutableNotFound – If the Graphviz executable is not found.
subprocess.CalledProcessError – If the exit status is non-zero.
RuntimmeError – If the output cannot be parsed into a version number.
Note
Ignores the
~dev.<YYYYmmdd.HHMM>
portion of development versions.See also
Graphviz Release version entry formathttps://gitlab.com/graphviz/graphviz/-/blob/f94e91ba819cef51a4b9dcb2d76153684d06a913/gen_version.py#L17-20
graphviz.
escape
(s)[source]¶-
Return
s
as literal disabling special meaning of backslashes and'<...>'
.see also https://www.graphviz.org/doc/info/attrs.html#k:escString
- Parameters
-
s – String in which backslashes and
'<...>'
should be treated as literal. - Raises
-
TypeError – If
s
is not astr
on Python 3, or astr
/unicode
on Python 2.
>>> print(escape(r'\l'))\\l
graphviz.
nohtml
(s)[source]¶-
Return copy of
s
that will not treat'<...>'
as DOT HTML string in quoting.- Parameters
-
s – String in which leading
'<'
and trailing'>'
should be treated as literal. - Raises
-
TypeError – If
s
is not astr
on Python 3, or astr
/unicode
on Python 2.
>>> quote('<>-*-<>')'<>-*-<>'
>>> quote(nohtml('<>-*-<>'))'"<>-*-<>"'
Manually maintained whitelists (see https://graphviz.gitlab.io/_pages/pdf/dot.1.pdf,http://www.graphviz.org/doc/info/output.html, and dot -T:
output):
graphviz.
ENGINES
¶-
Set of known layout commands used for rendering (
'dot'
,'neato'
, …)
graphviz.
FORMATS
¶-
Set of known output formats for rendering (
'pdf'
,'png'
, …)
graphviz.
RENDERERS
¶-
Set of known output renderers for rendering (
'cairo'
,'gd'
, …)
graphviz.
FORMATTERS
¶-
Set of known output formatters for rendering (
'cairo'
,'gd'
, …)