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import bokeh.plotting as bp
import datetime

We're in a notebook!



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#bp.output_file("categorical.html", title="categorical.py example")
bp.output_notebook()









    




    
        
        

    
        
            
        
        BokehJS successfully loaded.

The figure call is passed before any renderer call to glyphs that will appear on it.



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bp.figure()

Aforementioned renderer.



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bp.segment([datetime.date(2014,1,1)], [3], [datetime.date(2014,1,7)], [3],  
        line_width=20, line_color="green", title="Dot Plot", x_axis_type="datetime")









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<bokeh.objects.Plot at 0x1038cfad0>

This, then, works!



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bp.show()

Although I did take note that due to the JSON serialization implementation, these dates are apparently assumed to start at time a certain time offset for some reason. We should take a look into that. You're welcome to open an issue over at our GitHub.

Karan