diagram 0.2.22

# diagram

Text mode diagrams using UTF-8 characters and fancy colors (using Python).

## Features

• Axial graphs

• Horizontal and vertical bar graphs

• Supports both 3 bit (16 color) and 8 bit (256 color) mode colors with various pre-defined palettes (see below)

• UTF-8 text graphics

## Installation

It’s recommended to use pip to install/update.

To install:

$ sudo pip install diagram

To update:

$ sudo pip install -U diagram

## Examples

Pictures say more than a thousand words.

### Axis graph


### Horizontal bar graph


Drawing characters used:

▏ ▎ ▍ ▌ ▋ ▊ ▉ █

### Vertical bar graph


Drawing characters used:

▁ ▂ ▃ ▄ ▅ ▆ ▇ █

## Usage

Use diagram –help for documentation:

usage: diagram [-h] [-G] [-H] [-V] [-a] [-A] [-c] [-C] [-l] [-L]

[-f function] [-p palette] [-x characters] [-y characters] [-r] [-b] [-s SLEEP] [-i file] [-o file] [-e ENCODING]

optional arguments:

-h, --help

show this help message and exit

optional drawing mode:

-G, --graph

axis drawing mode (default)

-H, --horizontal-bars

horizontal drawing mode

-V, --vertical-bars

vertical drawing mode

optional drawing arguments:

-a, --axis

draw axis (default: yes)

-A, --no-axis

don’t draw axis

-c, --color

use colors (default: yes)

-C, --no-color

don’t use colors

-l, --legend

draw y-axis legend (default: yes)

-L, --no-legend

don’t draw y-axis legend

-f function, --function function

curve manipulation function, use “help” for a list

-p palette, --palette palette

palette name, use “help” for a list

-x characters, --width characters

drawing width (default: auto)

-y characters, --height characters

drawing height (default: auto)

-r, --reverse

reverse draw graph

optional input and output arguments:

-b, --batch

batch mode (default: no)

-k, --keys

input are key-value pairs (default: no) (1)

-s SLEEP, --sleep SLEEP

batch poll sleep time (default: none)

-i file, --input file

input file (default: stdin)

-o file, --output file

output file (default: stdout)

-e ENCODING, --encoding ENCODING

output encoding (default: auto)

(1): only works for the horizontal bar graph, the first argument is the key and the second value is the data point.

### –function …

The parameter can be just the function name or the function name with arguments, for example:

diagram -f log

or, with an argument:

diagram -f log:e

#### log

Symmetrical logarithmic scale.

#### smooth

Smooth (and optionally differentiate) data with a Savitzky-Golay filter.

### –palette …

#### default / spectrum


#### grey


#### red


#### green


#### blue