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networkx.drawing.layout.shell_layout

shell_layout(G, nlist=None, scale=1, center=None, dim=2)[source]

Position nodes in concentric circles.

Parameters:
  • G (NetworkX graph or list of nodes) – A position will be assigned to every node in G.
  • nlist (list of lists) – List of node lists for each shell.
  • scale (number (default: 1)) – Scale factor for positions.
  • center (array-like or None) – Coordinate pair around which to center the layout.
  • dim (int) – Dimension of layout, currently only dim=2 is supported. Other dimension values result in a ValueError.
Returns:

pos – A dictionary of positions keyed by node
Return type:

dict
Raises:

ValueError – If dim != 2

Examples

>>> G = nx.path_graph(4)
>>> shells = [[0], [1, 2, 3]]
>>> pos = nx.shell_layout(G, shells)

Notes

This algorithm currently only works in two dimensions and does not try to minimize edge crossings.