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NetworkX

NetworkX is a Python library for studying graphs and networks. NetworkX is free software released under the BSD-new license.

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Developer
Many others
License
BSD-new license
Operating system
Cross-platform
Original authors
Aric Hagberg Pieter Swart Dan Schult
Release
11 April 2005; 21 years ago (2005-04-11)
Repository
github.com/NetworkX/NetworkX

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NetworkX

Nodes67
Edges66
Triples88
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.029851
Components1

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NetworkX

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related to history · 12
NetworkX → Aric, Daniel, Department, Energy, Hagberg, It, Los Alamos National Laboratory, National Nuclear Security Administration, Pieter, Schult, Swart, The
related to Dealing with large data · 9
NetworkX → BigQuery, Databricks, Domino Data Lab, Google, Matlab, On, Python, The, This
related to Cost · 8
NetworkX → Also, For, High, It, Many, MATLAB, Python, While
related to Spring layout · 8
NetworkX → As, Each, Fruchterman-Reingold, It, It's, The, The Spring Layout, This
related to Fruchterman–Reingold Layout · 7
NetworkX → Although, Fruchterman, Internally, It, Reingold, Use, You
related to Getting access to Networkx through Matlab · 6
NetworkX → C/C, Java, MATLAB, Python, Python-Networkx, This
is a · 3
NetworkX → popular way to visualize graphs using a force-directed algorithm, Python library for studying graphs and networks, reasonably efficient
has application · 3
NetworkX → It, The, This
related to External links · 3
NetworkX → GitHub, Official, StackOverflownetworkx
related to Challenges in visualization · 2
NetworkX → Visualizing, While NetworkX

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
NetworkXDeveloperMany others1.00infobox
NetworkXLicenseBSD-new license1.00infobox
NetworkXOperating systemCross-platform1.00infobox
NetworkXOriginal authorsAric Hagberg Pieter Swart Dan Schult1.00infobox
NetworkXRelease11 April 2005; 21 years ago (2005-04-11)1.00infobox
NetworkXRepositorygithub.com/NetworkX/NetworkX1.00infobox
NetworkXStable release3.6.1 / 8 December 2025; 8 months ago (8 December 2025)1.00infobox
NetworkXTypeSoftware library1.00infobox
NetworkXWebsitenetworkx.github.io1.00infobox
NetworkXWritten inPython1.00infobox
NetworkXis aPython library for studying graphs and networks0.90text
NetworkXis apopular way to visualize graphs using a force-directed algorithm0.90text
NetworkXis areasonably efficient0.90text

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