Calendar Heatmap
Photography Shots Calendar
Daily photo count tracked in neon pink gradient for photography enthusiasts.
Output
Python
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np
from matplotlib.colors import LinearSegmentedColormap
import matplotlib.patches as mpatches
np.random.seed(129)
days = 365
photos = np.random.exponential(10, days).astype(int)
photos = np.clip(photos, 0, 100)
photos[np.random.choice(days, size=150, replace=False)] = 0
weeks = 53
data = np.zeros((7, weeks))
for i, val in enumerate(photos):
week = i // 7
day = i % 7
if week < weeks:
data[day, week] = val
# CLAUDE.md Neon Pink palette
colors_neon = ['#ffffff', '#fce0f3', '#f97dc4', '#F527B0']
cmap = LinearSegmentedColormap.from_list('neon_pink', 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=100)
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('Photography - Shots 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', '26-60', '61+'])]
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='Photos',
title_fontsize=9)
total = int(np.sum(photos))
ax.annotate(f'{total:,} photos taken', xy=(0.98, 1.1), xycoords='axes fraction',
fontsize=11, color='#F527B0', ha='right', fontweight='bold')
plt.tight_layout()
plt.subplots_adjust(bottom=0.25)
plt.show()
Library
Matplotlib
Category
Time Series
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