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    marceloprates/prettymaps

    Draw pretty maps from OpenStreetMap data! Built with osmnx +matplotlib + shapely

    backend
    cartography
    generative-art
    jupyter-notebook
    maps
    matplotlib
    Python
    AGPL-3.0
    14.3K stars
    736 forks
    91 GitHub watchers
    Updated Nov 5, 2026
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    Where it stands

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    No releases in the last 90 days; the most recent was 612 days ago, with 20 contributors on GitHub.

    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Draws customized, visually appealing maps from OpenStreetMap data using Python libraries like osmnx, matplotlib, and shapely.
    • Enables easy creation of artistic and detailed map visualizations with flexible styling and layering options.
    • Use for generating high-quality, customizable maps for data visualization or presentations in Python projects.
    • Use for creating generative art or cartographic illustrations that combine geographic data with artistic styles.
    • Use for educational purposes or tutorials to teach geospatial data handling and map styling in Jupyter notebooks.

    Should you depend on it?

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    License

    AGPL 3.0

    Network copyleft: like the GPL, and also triggered by offering the software over a network.

    Community files

    • README: present

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    • AGPL-style copyleft also applies when the software is offered over a network.

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    From the README

    A minimal Python library to draw customized maps from OpenStreetMap created using the osmnx, matplotlib, shapely and vsketch packages.

    This work is licensed under a GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 (you can make commercial use, distribute and modify this project, but must disclose the source code with the license and copyright notice)

    Excerpt from the marceloprates/prettymaps README on GitHub (AGPL-3.0 license). © its authors.Read the full README on GitHub

    Daily snapshots

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    Aug 20: +493Aug 27: +11

    +1,371 stars over 79 days across 9 snapshot days; best day +493 on Aug 20.

    Forks

    736+87

    Open issues

    24+10

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