Add mpl(tab*) aliases to the vega colormaps

Author: has2k1

doc/changelog.rst

@@ -1,6 +1,17 @@
 Changelog
 =========
 
+v0.13.4
+-------
+
+*2025-05-02*
+
+Enhancements
+************
+
+- Added aliases to the vega colormaps for the names used in matplotlib.
+  (plotnine issue [#938](https://github.com/has2k1/plotnine/issues/938))
+
 v0.13.3
 -------
 

mizani/_colors/_colormaps/_maps/_palette_interpolated.py

@@ -54,6 +54,10 @@
     "observable10",
     "tableau10",
     "tableau20",
+    "tab10",
+    "tab20",
+    "tab20b",
+    "tab20c",
 )
 
 BrBG = diverging.BrBG.colormap
@@ -101,3 +105,9 @@
 observable10 = other_qualitative.observable10.colormap
 tableau10 = other_qualitative.tableau10.colormap
 tableau20 = other_qualitative.tableau20.colormap
+# Aliases to accomodate the names of the vega colormaps
+# according to matplotlib
+tab10 = other_qualitative.category10.colormap
+tab20 = other_qualitative.category20.colormap
+tab20b = other_qualitative.category20b.colormap
+tab20c = other_qualitative.category20c.colormap