# Pie

You can use **pie charts** when you want to show differences within groups based on one variable. If you have categorical data then using a pie chart is a good choice.

## The Method To Use <a href="#the-method-to-use" id="the-method-to-use"></a>

The method is `s.plt.pie()`

It must contain the following input variables:&#x20;

```python
order: int
names: str
values: str
data: Union[str, DataFrame, List[Dict]]
```

And accepts the following input variable as optional:

```python
title: Optional[str]
rows_size: Optional[int]
cols_size: Optional[int] 
padding: Optional[List[int]]
option_modifications: Optional[Dict]
```

#### &#x20;Video demonstration of the Pie chart <a href="#video-demonstration-of-the-pie-chart" id="video-demonstration-of-the-pie-chart"></a>

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Pie chart settings and usage.
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## Examples <a href="#examples" id="examples"></a>

### 1. Default Configuration  <a href="#id-1.-default-configuration" id="id-1.-default-configuration"></a>

```python
data = [
    {'name': 'Matcha Latte', 'value': 78},
    {'name': 'Milk Tea', 'value': 17},
    {'name': 'Cheese Cocoa', 'value': 18},
    {'name': 'Walnut Brownie', 'value': 9},
]

s.plt.pie(
    data=data, names='name', values='value',
    order=0, rows_size=2, cols_size=12,
)
```

![The pie chart is in the default configuration.](/files/zxiCtuxWmcATLudAjn3F)

### 2. Customization And Context <a href="#id-2.-title-for-the-chart-and-changing-data" id="id-2.-title-for-the-chart-and-changing-data"></a>

```python
data = [
    {'name': 'Matcha Latte', 'value': 78},
    {'name': 'Milk Tea', 'value': 17},
    {'name': 'Cheese Cocoa', 'value': 18},
    {'name': 'Walnut Brownie', 'value': 9},
    {'name': 'Buckeye Brownie', 'value': 12},
]

s.plt.pie(
    data=data, names='name', values='value',
    order=0, rows_size=2, cols_size=6,
    padding='0,0,0,2', title='Breakfast Delivery Preferences',
)
```

![Note the space before the component using padding='0,0,0,2', and size with cols\_size=6.](/files/I4222vM0QFdEPbary8LD)

{% hint style="info" %}

### Featured Content

[Changing the Menu Path](/dev/building-web-app/menu/changing-the-menu-path.md)\
The `menu_path` can be modified.<br>

[Using the Grid](/dev/building-web-app/grid/using-the-grid.md)

It is possible to use any number of rows.
{% endhint %}


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