Is there a way to guarantee hierarchical output from NetworkX?

Question

I\'m trying to produce a flow diagram of a tree structure. I\'ve been able to create representative graphs with networkx, but I need a way to show the

Answer 1

You can use grandalf for a python-only solution, if you don't want to install graphviz.

Also, this type of visualization is called a layered graph drawing or Sugiyama-style graph drawing, which can display many kinds of graphs, including non-trees.

See my answer to a different question for details and implementation.