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449points
139comments
#93of 3,837 in 2025
Top 3%of 2025 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
6 positive, 22 neutral or asking, 6 mixed, 25 critical, out of 59 comments about the project. Thread score -0.28.
Pricing: 2 for, 16 againstIdea: 1 for, 4 againstDesign: 1 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Looks beautiful and polished UI
From 3 comments
This looks beautiful, I don't do data viz in Python so I don't have a use for this. I do mostly web dev in Python, but wow it looks amazing! I'm really surprised (and almost not)…
giancarlostoro on HNVery sleek UI. Don't mind the subscription pricing -- keeps all parties aligned. The UI toolkit is especially exciting, been looking for something to replace streamlit.
zxie on HNLooks beautiful so congratulation for the launch. Not sure if today this is enough though without any kind of AI chat assistant. Trae [0] is based on VSCode and Jetbrains Fleet…
pzo on HN
Interesting visualization-focused approach
From 2 comments
This looks really nice! I currently use LiveCode (which isn't Python-based) for my daily "I have a bunch of data I'm looking to filter/transform/clean up" tasks. I'm always on…
gcanyon on HNI wonder who are the target users. I do use a lot of Python but never had the need to plot outside of Notebooks. I guess anyone who plots a lot in Python? Maybe electronics…
markus_zhang on HN
Objections
Subscription pricing is a turn-off
From 4 comments
This looks incredible, but I’m not a fan of the subscription pricing. How about a hobbyist rate at least?
roger_ on HNAs far as I'm concerned, the subscription model is an instant showstopper, just like web-based UIs.
Maelcum on HNLooks cool. A subscription to use it? Hard pass.
dcreater on HNCongratulations on your advertisement. I personally won't be paying to have free and open source software rented back to me as a monthly subscription, but I wish you the best of…
CyberDildonics on HN
Mac only, no Linux or Windows yet
From 3 comments
It looks nice but I like my Jetbrains. Why not integrate it? Also Mac only doesn't make sense for me. I use linux only.
decide1000 on HNMy personal wish: Linux version, please. My advice: Get the [planned] Windows version to shipping asap. Best of luck :)
Sweepi on HNI've been doing Python development for a long time, since when 2.4 was the hottest thing. I've used the language for all sorts of things: web apps, web APIs, GUI tools, image…
nickserv on HN
Lacks features of mature IDEs like PyCharm
From 2 comments
This looks very nice. Good job shipping it! For me personally, though, it's a hard sell. Since I just paid my JetBrains renewal, I am currently very aware that I'm paying…
hoistbypetard on HNThe price doesn't make sense in conjunction with PyCharm's pricing IMO.
the__alchemist on HN
Requests
Linux and Windows support
From 2 comments
It looks nice but I like my Jetbrains. Why not integrate it? Also Mac only doesn't make sense for me. I use linux only.
decide1000 on HNMy personal wish: Linux version, please. My advice: Get the [planned] Windows version to shipping asap. Best of luck :)
Sweepi on HN
Cheaper or hobbyist pricing, or a perpetual license
From 2 comments
This looks incredible, but I’m not a fan of the subscription pricing. How about a hobbyist rate at least?
roger_ on HNDo you plan on selling copies (vs only subscription)?
andsoitis on HN
Data table UI
From 1 comment
What are your plans for a data table UI? Shameless plug: I created the open source Buckaroo table for jupyter (embeddable in other contexts) with histograms, summary stats,…
paddy_m on HN
Questions
Does it support PyTorch tensors without copying
From 1 comment
Can it visualize PyTorch Tensors without an additional memory copy? I.e. mapping it directly to a texture which is then displayed? I know this is not much of a concern on a…
KeplerBoy on HN
Is it an AI editor like Cursor
From 1 comment
is this a AI editor like Cursor?
somesun on HN
Alternatives named
rerun
From 2 comments
I am a robotics engineer/scientist and I do shit ton of visualization of all kind of high-fidelity/high-rate data, often in a streaming setting - time series at a few thousand…
alsodumb on HNLooks beautiful so congratulation for the launch. Not sure if today this is enough though without any kind of AI chat assistant. Trae [0] is based on VSCode and Jetbrains Fleet…
pzo on HN
Spyder
From 1 comment
In a similar vein: https://www.spyder-ide.org/ (MIT-licensed)
ckastner on HN
PyCharm
From 1 comment
This looks very nice. Good job shipping it! For me personally, though, it's a hard sell. Since I just paid my JetBrains renewal, I am currently very aware that I'm paying…
hoistbypetard on HN
Clerk (Clojure)
From 1 comment
If you want this in Clojure, check out Clerk. [0] As a bonus, you can continue to use whatever IDE you already use. [0] https://github.com/nextjournal/clerk
erichocean on HN