Basic Graph Examples

This page demonstrates some basic examples of generating interactive graphs.

Example 1: A Simple Cycle Graph

Let's create a 5-node cycle graph and add some basic styling through node attributes and vis_options.

Interactive 5-Cycle Graph

The Python code to generate the graph data:

import networkx as nx

G = nx.cycle_graph(5)
for i, node_id in enumerate(G.nodes()):
    G.nodes[node_id]['label'] = f'N{i+1}'
    G.nodes[node_id]['title'] = f'Tooltip for Node N{i+1}'
    G.nodes[node_id]['group'] = i % 2
    if i == 0:
        G.nodes[node_id]['color'] = 'skyblue'
        G.nodes[node_id]['size'] = 25
G.edges[0,1]['label'] = "Link 0-1"
G.edges[0,1]['color'] = "green"
G.edges[0,1]['width'] = 3

The vis_options used (as a Python dictionary in the generation script):

{
    "nodes": {"font": {"size": 14}},
    "edges": {"smooth": {"enabled": True, "type": "dynamic"}},
    "groups": {
        "0": {"shape": "dot", "color": {"background": "lightcoral", "border": "red"}},
        "1": {"shape": "square", "color": {"background": "lightgreen", "border": "green"}}
    },
    "interaction": {"hover": True, "navigationButtons": True},
    "physics": {"enabled": True, "solver": "barnesHut"},
    "layout": {
        "randomSeed": 12345
    }
}

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Example 2: Karate Club Graph

Zachary's Karate Club

The Python code to generate the graph data:

import networkx as nx

G = nx.karate_club_graph()
for node_id, data in G.nodes(data=True):
    data['label'] = str(node_id)
    data['title'] = f"Member {node_id}\nClub: {data['club']}"
    data['group'] = data['club']
    data['value'] = G.degree(node_id)

The vis_options used (as a Python dictionary in the generation script):

{
    "nodes": {
        "scaling": {
            "min": 10,
            "max": 30,
            "label": {"enabled": False}
        },
        "font": {"size": 12}
    },
    "edges": {"width": 0.5, "color": "silver", "smooth": False},
    "groups": {
        "Mr. Hi": {"color": {"background":"orange", "border":"darkorange"}, "shape": "dot"},
        "Officer": {"color": {"background":"purple", "border":"indigo"}, "shape": "ellipse"}
    },
    "physics": {
        "stabilization": {"iterations": 1200},
        "barnesHut": {"gravitationalConstant": -10000, "springLength": 120, "avoidOverlap": 0.1}
    },
    "layout": {"randomSeed": 42},
    "interaction": {"tooltipDelay": 200, "hover": True}
}