from bokeh.io import output_file, show from bokeh.models import ColumnDataSource from bokeh.palettes import Spectral6 from bokeh.plotting import figure from bokeh.transform import factor_cmap output_file("bar_colormapped.html") fruits = ['Apples', 'Pears', 'Nectarines', 'Plums', 'Grapes', 'Strawberries'] counts = [5, 3, 4, 2, 4, 6] source = ColumnDataSource(data=dict(fruits=fruits, counts=counts)) p = figure(x_range=fruits, plot_height=350, toolbar_location=None, title="Fruit Counts") p.vbar(x='fruits', top='counts', width=0.9, source=source, legend_field="fruits", line_color='white', fill_color=factor_cmap('fruits', palette=Spectral6, factors=fruits)) p.xgrid.grid_line_color = None p.y_range.start = 0 p.y_range.end = 9 p.legend.orientation = "horizontal" p.legend.location = "top_center" show(p)