.highcharts
The highcharts_core.highcharts
module is designed to be a catch-all module for
ease of importing. It does not actually define any functionality itself, but instead
imports classes from across the Highcharts for Python library to expose them under
a single import statement. This enables you to choose between whatever import-style you
prefer to apply:
Tip
Best Practice!
This method of importing Highcharts for Python objects yields the fastest
performance for the import
statement. However, it is more verbose and requires
you to navigate the extensive Highcharts Core for Python API.
# Import classes using precise module indications. For example:
from highcharts_core.chart import Chart
from highcharts_core.global_options.shared_options import SharedOptions
from highcharts_core.options import HighchartsOptions
from highcharts_core.options.plot_options.bar import BarOptions
from highcharts_core.options.series.bar import BarSeries
Caution
This method of importing Highcharts for Python classes has relatively slow performance because it imports hundreds of different classes from across the entire library. This performance impact may be acceptable to you in your use-case, but do use at your own risk.
# Import objects from the catch-all ".highcharts" module.
from highcharts_core import highcharts
# You can now access specific classes without individual import statements.
highcharts.Chart
highcharts.SharedOptions
highcharts.HighchartsOptions
highcharts.BarOptions
highcharts.BarSeries
Caution
You should be aware that importing the highcharts_core.highcharts
module takes
a relatively long time. This is because it needs to import hundreds of other classes
from across the entire library. Assuming you are just doing it once, this may be
acceptable to you. However you should be aware that is much less performant than
importing precise classes when and as-needed.