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Auditable forest plots from XLSX/CSV long tables

forestploter places table text, statistical estimates, and confidence intervals in one shared row-and-column geometry. XLSX preserves values, record order, and supported vertical merges; CSV uses the same logical fields. You calculate the statistics, while the package reads, validates, lays out, and renders the figure.

Current capabilities

  • recommended XLSX input and compatible UTF-8 CSV input;

  • single or multiple series and one or more CI columns;

  • explicit cross-column alignment through _plot_row;

  • ordinary estimates, summary diamonds, clipping arrows, guide lines, and legends;

  • three-rule tables by default with optional side borders, internal row separators, and vertical column separators;

  • independently editable per-series CI text aligned with each plotted row;

  • vertically merged display cells with centered text and suppressed internal rules;

  • header wrapping, automatic header height and width growth, hierarchical indentation, themes, and layout diagnostics;

  • PNG, SVG, and other Matplotlib-supported static exports.

Start with Getting started, use Data contract when preparing non-trivial workbooks, browse the Example gallery, and consult API reference for complete signatures and parameter definitions.

Note

Version 0.1.0rc1 is a quality-first public preview. All CI columns currently share one global linear coordinate configuration.

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