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Penguin236
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Python Viz table not working

I'm trying to plot a dataframe as a matplotlib table in a Python visual. I tested the code in Jupyter, and it works fine, but the same code in PowerBI gives a KeyError. The error seems to be coming from this part of the script:

 

the_table = plt.table(cellText=common_df,
colColours=ccolors,
colLabels=column_headers,
loc='center')

 

This exact same code works fine with a simpler dataframe, but when I plug in my actual one, I get a KeyError: 0. Any ideas on why this might be happening, especially given that it works fine in Jupyter?

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amitchandak
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@Penguin236 , very difficult to tell with this info.

But in power bi you have to drag column on python visual and you can only use those

 

Check my video on how I created those visual

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rX3-G8u5fwc

 

can you share the python script including comments in power bi

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