[birdsarah]

i would say bokeh is more similar to d3 than highcharts (although my under-standing of highcharts may be off)

1) you can create any viz you want to - you have access to very low-level elements and can build up anything from them 2) it's liberally open source licensed

why i initially got sucked into bokeh over d3 is that: a) I prefer python b) I find it more intuitive (d3 always messes with my head)