League of Legends Classes with Plotapi Chord

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Plotapi - Chord Diagram

Assassin40Fighter68Mage60Marksman29Support33Tank44Produced with PlotapiLocked - click/tap to unlockClassInfoTitle

Attack: 0
Defense: 0
Magic: 0
Difficulty: 0
Resource: ManaAkshan, the Rogue Sentinel

Attack: 6
Defense: 2
Magic: 1
Difficulty: 10
Resource: ManaAphelios, the Weapon of the Faithful

Attack: 7
Defense: 3
Magic: 2
Difficulty: 4
Resource: ManaAshe, the Frost Archer

Attack: 6
Defense: 3
Magic: 8
Difficulty: 9
Resource: ManaAzir, the Emperor of the Sands

Attack: 8
Defense: 2
Magic: 2
Difficulty: 6
Resource: ManaCaitlyn, the Sheriff of Piltover

Attack: 8
Defense: 3
Magic: 6
Difficulty: 6
Resource: ManaCorki, the Daring Bombardier

Attack: 9
Defense: 3
Magic: 1
Difficulty: 8
Resource: ManaDraven, the Glorious Executioner

Attack: 7
Defense: 2
Magic: 6
Difficulty: 7
Resource: ManaEzreal, the Prodigal Explorer

Attack: 8
Defense: 5
Magic: 3
Difficulty: 3
Resource: ManaGraves, the Outlaw

Attack: 8
Defense: 4
Magic: 3
Difficulty: 7
Resource: ManaJayce, the Defender of Tomorrow

Attack: 10
Defense: 2
Magic: 6
Difficulty: 6
Resource: ManaJhin, the Virtuoso

Attack: 9
Defense: 2
Magic: 4
Difficulty: 6
Resource: ManaJinx, the Loose Cannon

Attack: 8
Defense: 5
Magic: 3
Difficulty: 6
Resource: ManaKai'Sa, Daughter of the Void

Attack: 8
Defense: 2
Magic: 4
Difficulty: 7
Resource: ManaKalista, the Spear of Vengeance

Attack: 6
Defense: 4
Magic: 7
Difficulty: 4
Resource: EnergyKennen, the Heart of the Tempest

Attack: 8
Defense: 2
Magic: 2
Difficulty: 4
Resource: ManaKindred, The Eternal Hunters

Attack: 8
Defense: 2
Magic: 5
Difficulty: 6
Resource: ManaKog'Maw, the Mouth of the Abyss

Attack: 8
Defense: 5
Magic: 3
Difficulty: 6
Resource: ManaLucian, the Purifier

Attack: 8
Defense: 2
Magic: 5
Difficulty: 1
Resource: ManaMiss Fortune, the Bounty Hunter

Attack: 9
Defense: 4
Magic: 2
Difficulty: 5
Resource: ManaQuinn, Demacia's Wings

Attack: 8
Defense: 5
Magic: 3
Difficulty: 6
Resource: ManaSamira, the Desert Rose

Attack: 7
Defense: 2
Magic: 6
Difficulty: 7
Resource: ManaSenna, the Redeemer

Attack: 9
Defense: 3
Magic: 1
Difficulty: 4
Resource: ManaSivir, the Battle Mistress

Attack: 5
Defense: 3
Magic: 7
Difficulty: 6
Resource: ManaTeemo, the Swift Scout

Attack: 9
Defense: 3
Magic: 5
Difficulty: 4
Resource: ManaTristana, the Yordle Gunner

Attack: 9
Defense: 2
Magic: 3
Difficulty: 6
Resource: ManaTwitch, the Plague Rat

Attack: 7
Defense: 3
Magic: 4
Difficulty: 2
Resource: ManaVarus, the Arrow of Retribution

Attack: 10
Defense: 1
Magic: 1
Difficulty: 8
Resource: ManaVayne, the Night Hunter

Attack: 10
Defense: 6
Magic: 1
Difficulty: 5
Resource: ManaXayah, the Rebel

Preamble¶

from plotapi import Chord
import json

Chord.set_license("your username", "your license key")

Introduction¶

In this notebook we're going to use Plotapi Chord to visualise the co-occurrences between League of Legends classes. We"ll use Python, but Plotapi can be used from any programming language.

In a chord diagram (or radial network), entities are arranged radially as segments with their relationships visualised by ribbons that connect them. The size of the segments illustrates the numerical proportions, whilst the size of the arc illustrates the significance of the relationships. Chord diagrams are useful when trying to convey relationships between different entities, and they can be beautiful and eye-catching.

Dataset¶

We're going to use League of Legends Champion data from version 11.15.1, a copy of which is available in this documentation website. Let"s get loading the data.

with open("lol_classes.json", "r") as f:
    data = json.load(f)
    
names = ['Assassin', 'Fighter', 'Mage', 'Marksman', 'Support', 'Tank']

Visualisation¶

Let's use Plotapi Chord for this visualisation, you can see more examples in the Gallery.

We're going to adjust some layout and template parameters, and flip the intro animation on too.

Because we're using a data-table, we can also click on any part of the diagram to "lock" the selection.

Chord(
    data["matrix"],
    names,
    colors="league",
    details_thumbs=data["details_thumbs"],
    noun="Champions",
    thumbs_width=50,
    thumbs_margin=0,
    credit=True,
    padding=0.05,
    arc_numbers=True,
    margin=30,
    curved_labels=True,
    reverse_gradients=True,
    verb="appear together in",
    data_table=data["data_table"],
    data_table_column_width=140,
    data_table_show_indices=False,
    animated_intro=True,
    animated_duration=3000,
).show()