Calendar Heatmap
Language Learning Calendar
Daily language study minutes tracked in neon blue gradient for polyglots.
Output
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()
Library
Matplotlib
Category
Time Series
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