Calendar Heatmap

Language Learning Calendar

Daily language study minutes tracked in neon blue gradient for polyglots.

Output
Language Learning Calendar
Python
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np
from matplotlib.colors import LinearSegmentedColormap
import matplotlib.patches as mpatches

np.random.seed(131)

days = 365
study = np.random.exponential(20, days)
study = np.clip(study, 0, 90)
study[np.random.choice(days, size=40, replace=False)] = 0

weeks = 53
data = np.zeros((7, weeks))
for i, val in enumerate(study):
    week = i // 7
    day = i % 7
    if week < weeks:
        data[day, week] = val

# CLAUDE.md Neon Blue palette
colors_neon = ['#ffffff', '#e0edfc', '#78b4f9', '#276CF5']
cmap = LinearSegmentedColormap.from_list('neon_blue', colors_neon, N=256)

fig, ax = plt.subplots(figsize=(16, 4), facecolor='#ffffff')
ax.set_facecolor('#ffffff')

im = ax.imshow(data, cmap=cmap, aspect='auto', vmin=0, vmax=90)

ax.set_yticks(range(7))
ax.set_yticklabels(['Mon', 'Tue', 'Wed', 'Thu', 'Fri', 'Sat', 'Sun'], fontsize=9, color='#374151')
ax.set_xticks(range(0, 52, 4))
ax.set_xticklabels(['Jan', 'Feb', 'Mar', 'Apr', 'May', 'Jun', 'Jul', 'Aug', 'Sep', 'Oct', 'Nov', 'Dec', ''], 
                   fontsize=9, color='#374151')

ax.set_title('Language Learning - Study Minutes Per Day', fontsize=16, color='#1f2937', fontweight='bold', pad=15)

for i in range(8):
    ax.axhline(y=i-0.5, color='#e5e7eb', linewidth=0.5)
for i in range(weeks+1):
    ax.axvline(x=i-0.5, color='#e5e7eb', linewidth=0.5)

ax.tick_params(colors='#374151', length=0)
for spine in ax.spines.values():
    spine.set_visible(False)

legend_elements = [mpatches.Patch(facecolor=c, label=l, edgecolor='#d1d5db') 
                   for c, l in zip(colors_neon, ['0', '1-25', '26-55', '56+'])]
ax.legend(handles=legend_elements, loc='upper left', bbox_to_anchor=(0, -0.15), ncol=4, 
          fontsize=8, facecolor='#f9fafb', edgecolor='#d1d5db', labelcolor='#374151', title='Minutes',
          title_fontsize=9)

total = np.sum(study) / 60
ax.annotate(f'{total:.0f} hours studied', xy=(0.98, 1.1), xycoords='axes fraction',
            fontsize=11, color='#276CF5', ha='right', fontweight='bold')

plt.tight_layout()
plt.subplots_adjust(bottom=0.25)
plt.show()
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