Overview

Developed by the creators of Plotly, Dash is a more powerful and flexible alternative to Streamlit for building complex, enterprise-grade data applications. It is built on top of Flask, Plotly.js, and React.js, giving developers full control over the app's behavior and appearance.

Key Features

  • Reactive Programming: Uses 'callbacks' to update the UI based on user input.
  • Extensive Component Library: Includes everything from basic HTML elements to complex Plotly charts.
  • Customizable: Can be styled with CSS and integrated with existing web systems.
  • Scalable: Suitable for large-scale deployments.

Comparison with Streamlit

Dash has a steeper learning curve but offers much more flexibility and power for complex applications.

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