--- title: Graph Coloring You Can See | daily.dev description: A visual exploration of graph coloring concepts including node, edge, and face colorings, using the open-source Python library GCol built on NetworkX. Covers... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/graph-coloring-you-can-see-iuk0aslhm twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Graph Coloring You Can See | daily.dev og:description: A visual exploration of graph coloring concepts including node, edge, and face colorings, using the open-source Python library GCol built on NetworkX. 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