diff --git a/packages/python/plotly/plotly/figure_factory/_gantt.py b/packages/python/plotly/plotly/figure_factory/_gantt.py
index e8e5ec42d57..dda8177c3e0 100644
--- a/packages/python/plotly/plotly/figure_factory/_gantt.py
+++ b/packages/python/plotly/plotly/figure_factory/_gantt.py
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ def gantt_colorscale(
     )
     layout["shapes"] = tasks
 
-    fig = dict(data=data, layout=layout)
+    fig = graph_objs.Figure(data=data, layout=layout)
     return fig
 
 
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ def gantt_dict(
     )
     layout["shapes"] = tasks
 
-    fig = dict(data=data, layout=layout)
+    fig = graph_objs.Figure(data=data, layout=layout)
     return fig
 
 
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ def create_gantt(
     showgrid_x=False,
     showgrid_y=False,
     height=600,
-    width=900,
+    width=800,
     tasks=None,
     task_names=None,
     data=None,
diff --git a/packages/python/plotly/plotly/tests/test_optional/test_figure_factory/test_figure_factory.py b/packages/python/plotly/plotly/tests/test_optional/test_figure_factory/test_figure_factory.py
index 2f431ffb356..a792cee7f41 100644
--- a/packages/python/plotly/plotly/tests/test_optional/test_figure_factory/test_figure_factory.py
+++ b/packages/python/plotly/plotly/tests/test_optional/test_figure_factory/test_figure_factory.py
@@ -2090,7 +2090,7 @@ def test_df_dataframe_all_args(self):
                 ],
                 "showlegend": False,
                 "title": {"text": "Gantt Chart"},
-                "width": 900,
+                "width": 800,
                 "xaxis": {
                     "rangeselector": {
                         "buttons": [
diff --git a/packages/python/plotly/plotly/tests/test_optional/test_tools/test_figure_factory.py b/packages/python/plotly/plotly/tests/test_optional/test_tools/test_figure_factory.py
index fdf3808e7f9..1fd0b059664 100644
--- a/packages/python/plotly/plotly/tests/test_optional/test_tools/test_figure_factory.py
+++ b/packages/python/plotly/plotly/tests/test_optional/test_tools/test_figure_factory.py
@@ -1809,191 +1809,193 @@ def test_gannt_groups_and_descriptions(self):
             group_tasks=True,
         )
 
-        exp_gantt_chart = {
-            "data": [
-                {
-                    "marker": {"color": "white"},
-                    "name": "",
-                    "showlegend": False,
-                    "text": "Task A - 1",
-                    "x": ["2008-10-05", "2009-04-15"],
-                    "y": [2, 2],
-                },
-                {
-                    "marker": {"color": "white"},
-                    "name": "",
-                    "showlegend": False,
-                    "text": "Task B - 1",
-                    "x": ["2008-12-06", "2009-03-15"],
-                    "y": [1, 1],
-                },
-                {
-                    "marker": {"color": "white"},
-                    "name": "",
-                    "showlegend": False,
-                    "text": "Task C - 1",
-                    "x": ["2008-09-07", "2009-03-15"],
-                    "y": [0, 0],
-                },
-                {
-                    "marker": {"color": "white"},
-                    "name": "",
-                    "showlegend": False,
-                    "text": "Task C - 2",
-                    "x": ["2009-05-08", "2009-04-15"],
-                    "y": [0, 0],
-                },
-                {
-                    "marker": {"color": "white"},
-                    "name": "",
-                    "showlegend": False,
-                    "text": "Task A - 2",
-                    "x": ["2009-04-20", "2009-05-30"],
-                    "y": [2, 2],
-                },
-                {
-                    "hoverinfo": "none",
-                    "marker": {"color": "rgb(220, 0, 0)", "size": 1},
-                    "name": "TA",
-                    "showlegend": True,
-                    "x": ["2009-04-20", "2009-04-20"],
-                    "y": [0, 0],
-                },
-                {
-                    "hoverinfo": "none",
-                    "marker": {"color": "rgb(170, 14, 200)", "size": 1},
-                    "name": "TB",
-                    "showlegend": True,
-                    "x": ["2009-04-20", "2009-04-20"],
-                    "y": [1, 1],
-                },
-                {
-                    "hoverinfo": "none",
-                    "marker": {"color": "rgb(255, 230, 41)", "size": 1},
-                    "name": "TC",
-                    "showlegend": True,
-                    "x": ["2009-04-20", "2009-04-20"],
-                    "y": [2, 2],
-                },
-            ],
-            "layout": {
-                "height": 600,
-                "hovermode": "closest",
-                "shapes": [
+        exp_gantt_chart = graph_objs.Figure(
+            {
+                "data": [
                     {
-                        "fillcolor": "rgb(220, 0, 0)",
-                        "line": {"width": 0},
-                        "opacity": 1,
-                        "type": "rect",
-                        "x0": "2008-10-05",
-                        "x1": "2009-04-15",
-                        "xref": "x",
-                        "y0": 1.8,
-                        "y1": 2.2,
-                        "yref": "y",
+                        "marker": {"color": "white"},
+                        "name": "",
+                        "showlegend": False,
+                        "text": "Task A - 1",
+                        "x": ["2008-10-05", "2009-04-15"],
+                        "y": [2, 2],
                     },
                     {
-                        "fillcolor": "rgb(170, 14, 200)",
-                        "line": {"width": 0},
-                        "opacity": 1,
-                        "type": "rect",
-                        "x0": "2008-12-06",
-                        "x1": "2009-03-15",
-                        "xref": "x",
-                        "y0": 0.8,
-                        "y1": 1.2,
-                        "yref": "y",
+                        "marker": {"color": "white"},
+                        "name": "",
+                        "showlegend": False,
+                        "text": "Task B - 1",
+                        "x": ["2008-12-06", "2009-03-15"],
+                        "y": [1, 1],
                     },
                     {
-                        "fillcolor": "rgb(255, 230, 41)",
-                        "line": {"width": 0},
-                        "opacity": 1,
-                        "type": "rect",
-                        "x0": "2008-09-07",
-                        "x1": "2009-03-15",
-                        "xref": "x",
-                        "y0": -0.2,
-                        "y1": 0.2,
-                        "yref": "y",
+                        "marker": {"color": "white"},
+                        "name": "",
+                        "showlegend": False,
+                        "text": "Task C - 1",
+                        "x": ["2008-09-07", "2009-03-15"],
+                        "y": [0, 0],
                     },
                     {
-                        "fillcolor": "rgb(255, 230, 41)",
-                        "line": {"width": 0},
-                        "opacity": 1,
-                        "type": "rect",
-                        "x0": "2009-05-08",
-                        "x1": "2009-04-15",
-                        "xref": "x",
-                        "y0": -0.2,
-                        "y1": 0.2,
-                        "yref": "y",
+                        "marker": {"color": "white"},
+                        "name": "",
+                        "showlegend": False,
+                        "text": "Task C - 2",
+                        "x": ["2009-05-08", "2009-04-15"],
+                        "y": [0, 0],
                     },
                     {
-                        "fillcolor": "rgb(220, 0, 0)",
-                        "line": {"width": 0},
-                        "opacity": 1,
-                        "type": "rect",
-                        "x0": "2009-04-20",
-                        "x1": "2009-05-30",
-                        "xref": "x",
-                        "y0": 1.8,
-                        "y1": 2.2,
-                        "yref": "y",
+                        "marker": {"color": "white"},
+                        "name": "",
+                        "showlegend": False,
+                        "text": "Task A - 2",
+                        "x": ["2009-04-20", "2009-05-30"],
+                        "y": [2, 2],
+                    },
+                    {
+                        "hoverinfo": "none",
+                        "marker": {"color": "rgb(220, 0, 0)", "size": 1},
+                        "name": "TA",
+                        "showlegend": True,
+                        "x": ["2009-04-20", "2009-04-20"],
+                        "y": [0, 0],
+                    },
+                    {
+                        "hoverinfo": "none",
+                        "marker": {"color": "rgb(170, 14, 200)", "size": 1},
+                        "name": "TB",
+                        "showlegend": True,
+                        "x": ["2009-04-20", "2009-04-20"],
+                        "y": [1, 1],
+                    },
+                    {
+                        "hoverinfo": "none",
+                        "marker": {"color": "rgb(255, 230, 41)", "size": 1},
+                        "name": "TC",
+                        "showlegend": True,
+                        "x": ["2009-04-20", "2009-04-20"],
+                        "y": [2, 2],
                     },
                 ],
-                "showlegend": True,
-                "title": "Gantt Chart",
-                "width": 900,
-                "xaxis": {
-                    "rangeselector": {
-                        "buttons": [
-                            {
-                                "count": 7,
-                                "label": "1w",
-                                "step": "day",
-                                "stepmode": "backward",
-                            },
-                            {
-                                "count": 1,
-                                "label": "1m",
-                                "step": "month",
-                                "stepmode": "backward",
-                            },
-                            {
-                                "count": 6,
-                                "label": "6m",
-                                "step": "month",
-                                "stepmode": "backward",
-                            },
-                            {
-                                "count": 1,
-                                "label": "YTD",
-                                "step": "year",
-                                "stepmode": "todate",
-                            },
-                            {
-                                "count": 1,
-                                "label": "1y",
-                                "step": "year",
-                                "stepmode": "backward",
-                            },
-                            {"step": "all"},
-                        ]
+                "layout": {
+                    "height": 600,
+                    "hovermode": "closest",
+                    "shapes": [
+                        {
+                            "fillcolor": "rgb(220, 0, 0)",
+                            "line": {"width": 0},
+                            "opacity": 1,
+                            "type": "rect",
+                            "x0": "2008-10-05",
+                            "x1": "2009-04-15",
+                            "xref": "x",
+                            "y0": 1.8,
+                            "y1": 2.2,
+                            "yref": "y",
+                        },
+                        {
+                            "fillcolor": "rgb(170, 14, 200)",
+                            "line": {"width": 0},
+                            "opacity": 1,
+                            "type": "rect",
+                            "x0": "2008-12-06",
+                            "x1": "2009-03-15",
+                            "xref": "x",
+                            "y0": 0.8,
+                            "y1": 1.2,
+                            "yref": "y",
+                        },
+                        {
+                            "fillcolor": "rgb(255, 230, 41)",
+                            "line": {"width": 0},
+                            "opacity": 1,
+                            "type": "rect",
+                            "x0": "2008-09-07",
+                            "x1": "2009-03-15",
+                            "xref": "x",
+                            "y0": -0.2,
+                            "y1": 0.2,
+                            "yref": "y",
+                        },
+                        {
+                            "fillcolor": "rgb(255, 230, 41)",
+                            "line": {"width": 0},
+                            "opacity": 1,
+                            "type": "rect",
+                            "x0": "2009-05-08",
+                            "x1": "2009-04-15",
+                            "xref": "x",
+                            "y0": -0.2,
+                            "y1": 0.2,
+                            "yref": "y",
+                        },
+                        {
+                            "fillcolor": "rgb(220, 0, 0)",
+                            "line": {"width": 0},
+                            "opacity": 1,
+                            "type": "rect",
+                            "x0": "2009-04-20",
+                            "x1": "2009-05-30",
+                            "xref": "x",
+                            "y0": 1.8,
+                            "y1": 2.2,
+                            "yref": "y",
+                        },
+                    ],
+                    "showlegend": True,
+                    "title": "Gantt Chart",
+                    "width": 800,
+                    "xaxis": {
+                        "rangeselector": {
+                            "buttons": [
+                                {
+                                    "count": 7,
+                                    "label": "1w",
+                                    "step": "day",
+                                    "stepmode": "backward",
+                                },
+                                {
+                                    "count": 1,
+                                    "label": "1m",
+                                    "step": "month",
+                                    "stepmode": "backward",
+                                },
+                                {
+                                    "count": 6,
+                                    "label": "6m",
+                                    "step": "month",
+                                    "stepmode": "backward",
+                                },
+                                {
+                                    "count": 1,
+                                    "label": "YTD",
+                                    "step": "year",
+                                    "stepmode": "todate",
+                                },
+                                {
+                                    "count": 1,
+                                    "label": "1y",
+                                    "step": "year",
+                                    "stepmode": "backward",
+                                },
+                                {"step": "all"},
+                            ]
+                        },
+                        "showgrid": False,
+                        "type": "date",
+                        "zeroline": False,
+                    },
+                    "yaxis": {
+                        "autorange": False,
+                        "range": [-1, 4],
+                        "showgrid": False,
+                        "ticktext": ["Task C", "Task B", "Task A"],
+                        "tickvals": [0, 1, 2],
+                        "zeroline": False,
                     },
-                    "showgrid": False,
-                    "type": "date",
-                    "zeroline": False,
-                },
-                "yaxis": {
-                    "autorange": False,
-                    "range": [-1, 4],
-                    "showgrid": False,
-                    "ticktext": ["Task C", "Task B", "Task A"],
-                    "tickvals": [0, 1, 2],
-                    "zeroline": False,
                 },
-            },
-        }
+            }
+        )
 
         self.assertEqual(test_gantt_chart["data"][0], exp_gantt_chart["data"][0])
 
@@ -2039,103 +2041,105 @@ def test_gantt_all_args(self):
             width=500,
         )
 
-        exp_gantt_chart = {
-            "data": [
-                {
-                    "marker": {"color": "white"},
-                    "name": "",
-                    "x": ["2010-01-01", "2011-02-02"],
-                    "y": [0, 0],
-                },
-                {
-                    "marker": {"color": "white"},
-                    "name": "",
-                    "x": ["2011-01-01", "2012-06-05"],
-                    "y": [1, 1],
-                },
-            ],
-            "layout": {
-                "height": 500,
-                "hovermode": "closest",
-                "shapes": [
+        exp_gantt_chart = graph_objs.Figure(
+            {
+                "data": [
                     {
-                        "fillcolor": "rgb(220.0, 220.0, 220.0)",
-                        "line": {"width": 0},
-                        "opacity": 1,
-                        "type": "rect",
-                        "x0": "2010-01-01",
-                        "x1": "2011-02-02",
-                        "xref": "x",
-                        "y0": -0.5,
-                        "y1": 0.5,
-                        "yref": "y",
+                        "marker": {"color": "white"},
+                        "name": "",
+                        "x": ["2010-01-01", "2011-02-02"],
+                        "y": [0, 0],
                     },
                     {
-                        "fillcolor": "rgb(166.25, 167.5, 208.0)",
-                        "line": {"width": 0},
-                        "opacity": 1,
-                        "type": "rect",
-                        "x0": "2011-01-01",
-                        "x1": "2012-06-05",
-                        "xref": "x",
-                        "y0": 0.5,
-                        "y1": 1.5,
-                        "yref": "y",
+                        "marker": {"color": "white"},
+                        "name": "",
+                        "x": ["2011-01-01", "2012-06-05"],
+                        "y": [1, 1],
                     },
                 ],
-                "showlegend": False,
-                "title": "Title",
-                "width": 500,
-                "xaxis": {
-                    "rangeselector": {
-                        "buttons": [
-                            {
-                                "count": 7,
-                                "label": "1w",
-                                "step": "day",
-                                "stepmode": "backward",
-                            },
-                            {
-                                "count": 1,
-                                "label": "1m",
-                                "step": "month",
-                                "stepmode": "backward",
-                            },
-                            {
-                                "count": 6,
-                                "label": "6m",
-                                "step": "month",
-                                "stepmode": "backward",
-                            },
-                            {
-                                "count": 1,
-                                "label": "YTD",
-                                "step": "year",
-                                "stepmode": "todate",
-                            },
-                            {
-                                "count": 1,
-                                "label": "1y",
-                                "step": "year",
-                                "stepmode": "backward",
-                            },
-                            {"step": "all"},
-                        ]
+                "layout": {
+                    "height": 500,
+                    "hovermode": "closest",
+                    "shapes": [
+                        {
+                            "fillcolor": "rgb(220.0, 220.0, 220.0)",
+                            "line": {"width": 0},
+                            "opacity": 1,
+                            "type": "rect",
+                            "x0": "2010-01-01",
+                            "x1": "2011-02-02",
+                            "xref": "x",
+                            "y0": -0.5,
+                            "y1": 0.5,
+                            "yref": "y",
+                        },
+                        {
+                            "fillcolor": "rgb(166.25, 167.5, 208.0)",
+                            "line": {"width": 0},
+                            "opacity": 1,
+                            "type": "rect",
+                            "x0": "2011-01-01",
+                            "x1": "2012-06-05",
+                            "xref": "x",
+                            "y0": 0.5,
+                            "y1": 1.5,
+                            "yref": "y",
+                        },
+                    ],
+                    "showlegend": False,
+                    "title": "Title",
+                    "width": 500,
+                    "xaxis": {
+                        "rangeselector": {
+                            "buttons": [
+                                {
+                                    "count": 7,
+                                    "label": "1w",
+                                    "step": "day",
+                                    "stepmode": "backward",
+                                },
+                                {
+                                    "count": 1,
+                                    "label": "1m",
+                                    "step": "month",
+                                    "stepmode": "backward",
+                                },
+                                {
+                                    "count": 6,
+                                    "label": "6m",
+                                    "step": "month",
+                                    "stepmode": "backward",
+                                },
+                                {
+                                    "count": 1,
+                                    "label": "YTD",
+                                    "step": "year",
+                                    "stepmode": "todate",
+                                },
+                                {
+                                    "count": 1,
+                                    "label": "1y",
+                                    "step": "year",
+                                    "stepmode": "backward",
+                                },
+                                {"step": "all"},
+                            ]
+                        },
+                        "showgrid": True,
+                        "type": "date",
+                        "zeroline": False,
+                    },
+                    "yaxis": {
+                        "autorange": False,
+                        "range": [-1, 3],
+                        "showgrid": True,
+                        "ticktext": ["Run", "Fast"],
+                        "tickvals": [0, 1],
+                        "zeroline": False,
                     },
-                    "showgrid": True,
-                    "type": "date",
-                    "zeroline": False,
-                },
-                "yaxis": {
-                    "autorange": False,
-                    "range": [-1, 3],
-                    "showgrid": True,
-                    "ticktext": ["Run", "Fast"],
-                    "tickvals": [0, 1],
-                    "zeroline": False,
                 },
-            },
-        }
+            }
+        )
 
         self.assertEqual(test_gantt_chart["data"][0], exp_gantt_chart["data"][0])
 
diff --git a/packages/python/plotly/plotly/tests/test_orca/test_sg_scraper.py b/packages/python/plotly/plotly/tests/test_orca/test_sg_scraper.py
index abb68af292f..837943ab45b 100644
--- a/packages/python/plotly/plotly/tests/test_orca/test_sg_scraper.py
+++ b/packages/python/plotly/plotly/tests/test_orca/test_sg_scraper.py
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ def setup():
     plotly.io.orca.config.restore_defaults(reset_server=False)
 
 
+here = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
+
+
 # Run setup before every test function in this file
 pytestmark = pytest.mark.usefixtures("setup")
 
@@ -47,7 +50,7 @@ def test_scraper():
     import tempfile
 
     tempdir = tempfile.mkdtemp()
-    gallery_conf = {"src_dir": tempdir, "examples_dirs": "plotly/tests/test_orca"}
+    gallery_conf = {"src_dir": tempdir, "examples_dirs": here}
     names = iter(["0", "1", "2"])
     block_vars = {"image_path_iterator": names}
     execute_plotly_example()