Function PlotFactory

src/pptx/chart/plot.py:230–250

Return an instance of the appropriate subclass of _BasePlot based on the tagname of *xChart*.

(xChart, chart)

def PlotFactory(xChart, chart):
    """
    Return an instance of the appropriate subclass of _BasePlot based on the
    tagname of *xChart*.
    """
    try:
        PlotCls = {
            qn("c:areaChart"): AreaPlot,
            qn("c:area3DChart"): Area3DPlot,
            qn("c:barChart"): BarPlot,
            qn("c:bubbleChart"): BubblePlot,
            qn("c:doughnutChart"): DoughnutPlot,
            qn("c:lineChart"): LinePlot,
            qn("c:pieChart"): PiePlot,
            qn("c:radarChart"): RadarPlot,
            qn("c:scatterChart"): XyPlot,
        }[xChart.tag]
    except KeyError:
        raise ValueError("unsupported plot type %s" % xChart.tag)

    return PlotCls(xChart, chart)


class PlotTypeInspector(object):