The {gt}/great_tables Packages

Some really great updates for table creators in both R and Python!

The gt package for R has just been updated to v1.1.0. Big new feature: multi-column stubs. github.com/rstudio/gt/r...

Great Tables for Python is now at v0.19.0 (mostly bug fixes and documentation things). github.com/posit-dev/gr...

Top Ranked Board Game Table Contest Entry

Want to win the 2025 Table Contest? Get inspired by @bamattre.bsky.social's interactive table, which turns the Board Game Geek database into a practical tool ✨

His entry: bamattre.github.io/boardgames/

Submit your table using any #RStats or #Python package!

Details: github.com/rich-iannone...

Showcase your table-creation skills in the Posit Table contest! All skill levels welcome. Submit your table by October 3, 2025 for a chance to win great prizes!

Blog post at posit.co/blog/announc....

Here is the info on submitting:
github.com/rich-iannone...

We can’t wait to see what you create!

Volleyball Statistics for Irvine and Stanford's 2025 MVB season

I had the idea to add distributions to my volleyball summary tables today. Thanks to @richmeister.bsky.social's gt, @mjskay.com's ggdist, and @themockup.blog's gtExtras packages! Took awhile but got there eventually!

(note that this is a screenshot of a shiny app so quality is a bit iffy)

#rstats

A promotional image that says posit conf 2025 Virtual Day. It has a light blue section in the left third with a carton man sitting on a chair, holding a laptop. There's a cat on a table to his right and a yarn ball is on the floor. The text is white on navy blue in the center of the image. On the right, there's a section with a green background with a carton woman sitting on the floor holding a laptop next to a plant. Posit conf is a data science conference for the whole data community, including #rstats #python, #julia, and anyone else!

Whole entire extra day of #positconf, anyone? All Virtual!! Come hang with me on Tuesday Sept 16th (day before talks!) from 11am to 4pm ET. We'll have an AMA with Rich Iannone, a full talk session, a DS Hangout style Q&A session, and a Trivia Night game with swag prizes!! #databs #rstats #python

2025 Table and Plotnine Contests on a background of multicolored cubes.

We are pleased to announce the 2025 Table Contest and Plotnine Contests! These events celebrate great visual displays of information by way of tables and plots, all made possible by open-source software.

We can't wait to see what you create! #RStats #Python

Learn more: posit.co/blog/announc...

Just released v0.18.0 of Great Tables to PyPI! Lots of fixes in this release along with new methods like `.tab_spanner_delim()`, `.cols_label_rotate()`, and `.fmt_tf()`.

Check out the release notes at: github.com/posit-dev/gr....

Great Tables logo with arrows pointing up above the logo

Great Tables is the #Python library for creating display-ready tables from your #Polars DataFrames and more.

In their 3-part video series, @mchow.com & @richmeister.bsky.social show how to add structure, formatting, & styling to go beyond the default.

Explore the details: posit.co/blog/level-u...

Pointblank data validation in Python

We are thrilled to announce Pointblank for data validation in Python!

With Pointblank, you can check your data against expectations and constraints, get a beautiful report table, and examine detailed step results and metrics.

Learn more in the blog post: posit.co/blog/introdu...

#Python

Hey! We've released Great Tables `v0.16.0` and it's got a cool new feature for applying conditional styling to rows on a per-column basis! The new `mask=` argument in `loc.body()` gives you that freedom to style a table based on a Polars DataFrame. Blog post at:

posit-dev.github.io/great-tables...

What we did with publication-quality tables in 2024 - Posit

2024 was an amazing year for publication-quality tables in #RStats and #Python!

@richmeister.bsky.social shares a roundup of the accomplishments of the past year in this blog post: posit.co/blog/what-we...

✨ Be sure to follow @gt-package.bsky.social for more updates ✨

Snazz Up Your Display Tables with Images!
Jerry Wu discusses “Rendering images anywhere in Great Tables” on the Great Tables Blog.

A how to guide with various ways to include images in and around your tables with great_tables.
posit-dev.github.io/great-tables...

#Python #pydata #DataScience

What we did with publication-quality tables in 2024 - Posit

The year 2024 is almost over. But that was also a year we got a lot done on Great Tables and gt! We put together a blog post that goes over all the good things we did in 2024 w.r.t. tables: posit.co/blog/what-we.... Check it out!

New version (v0.15.0) of Great Tables is out! Features: (1) add flag icons with fmt_flag() method, (2) add Font Awesome icons w/ fmt_icon(), and (3) use accounting notation.

There's a new blog post that goes over some of the improvements to Great Tables

posit-dev.github.io/great-tables...

Enjoy!

Another great post has been published on the Great Tables blog! And, cause why not, here's a nice table-related gif 👇

This an incredible post by a wonderful contributor! You really ought to read this; you’ll be a wiz at adding images to tables (Great Tables) in no time!

ICYMI: the posit::glimpse() newsletter has some updates on our display-table-making efforts!

Hey Bluesky! This account is all about tables, made with R and Python (gt / Great Tables). We'll share news about what we're doing in those packages right here! So if you like tables, please follow :)