""" Simple Heatmap -------------- This example shows a simple heatmap for showing gridded data. """ # category: simple charts import altair as alt import numpy as np import pandas as pd # Compute x^2 + y^2 across a 2D grid x, y = np.meshgrid(range(-5, 5), range(-5, 5)) z = x ** 2 + y ** 2 # Convert this grid to columnar data expected by Altair source = pd.DataFrame({'x': x.ravel(), 'y': y.ravel(), 'z': z.ravel()}) alt.Chart(source).mark_rect().encode( x='x:O', y='y:O', color='z:Q' )