GitHub commit punchcard
day × hour bubble heatmap
Example from the compendium of canonical charts
Python Code
"""GitHub commit punchcard — day × hour bubble heatmap."""
from pathlib import Path
# ── Palette + theme (matching the Plotly Studio gallery these charts ship in) ──
VIOLET, TEAL, GREEN, PINK, ORANGE = "#845EEE", "#52B3D0", "#55B685", "#DA5597", "#E9A23B"
PRIMARY, SECONDARY = VIOLET, TEAL
COLORWAY = [VIOLET, TEAL, GREEN, PINK, ORANGE]
BG, TEXT, GRID, MUTED = "#ffffff", "#1c2024", "#d9d9e0", "#60646c"
FONT = "Inter, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, sans-serif"
COLORSCALE = [[0, "rgba(132, 94, 238, 0.05)"], [1, "rgba(132, 94, 238, 0.9)"]]
def apply_theme(fig):
"""Light gallery theme: white background, Inter font, soft gridlines."""
fig.update_layout(
paper_bgcolor=BG, plot_bgcolor=BG, colorway=COLORWAY,
font=dict(family=FONT, color=TEXT, size=12),
legend=dict(font=dict(color=TEXT)),
hoverlabel=dict(bgcolor="#f0f0f3", font=dict(color=TEXT, family=FONT), bordercolor=GRID),
)
fig.update_xaxes(gridcolor=GRID, linecolor=GRID, zerolinecolor=GRID)
fig.update_yaxes(gridcolor=GRID, linecolor=GRID, zerolinecolor=GRID)
def fetch_csv(url, **kwargs):
import io
import pandas as pd
import requests
r = requests.get(url, timeout=60)
r.raise_for_status()
return pd.read_csv(io.StringIO(r.text), **kwargs)
def fetch_json(url):
import requests
r = requests.get(url, timeout=60)
r.raise_for_status()
return r.json()
import numpy as np
import plotly.graph_objects as go
import requests, warnings, time
# Well-known public repo with good commit history
REPO = "plotly/plotly.js"
PUNCH_URL = f"https://api.github.com/repos/{REPO}/stats/punch_card"
def fetch_punchcard():
warnings.filterwarnings("ignore")
requests.packages.urllib3.disable_warnings()
headers = {"Accept": "application/vnd.github+json",
"X-GitHub-Api-Version": "2022-11-28"}
for attempt in range(6):
r = requests.get(PUNCH_URL, headers=headers, verify=False, timeout=30)
if r.status_code == 200:
data = r.json()
if data:
return data
# 202 means GitHub is computing — wait and retry
print(f" attempt {attempt+1}: status={r.status_code}, retrying in 5s …")
time.sleep(5)
raise RuntimeError(f"GitHub punch_card not available after retries (last status: {r.status_code})")
def generate():
print(f"fetching GitHub punchcard for {REPO} …")
try:
data = fetch_punchcard()
# Each row: [day (0=Sun), hour (0-23), count]
days_raw = [row[0] for row in data]
hours = [row[1] for row in data]
counts = [row[2] for row in data]
source = REPO
except Exception as e:
print(f" GitHub API failed ({e}); using synthetic open-source commit pattern")
# Typical open-source pattern: weekday peaks 10am-3pm UTC
rng = np.random.default_rng(7)
days_raw, hours, counts = [], [], []
for d in range(7):
for h in range(24):
base = 10 if 1 <= d <= 5 else 3 # Mon-Fri vs weekend
hour_factor = 1 + 3 * np.exp(-0.5 * ((h - 14) / 3) ** 2)
c = max(0, int(base * hour_factor + rng.integers(0, 5)))
days_raw.append(d)
hours.append(h)
counts.append(c)
source = "Synthetic (open-source pattern)"
day_names = ["Sun", "Mon", "Tue", "Wed", "Thu", "Fri", "Sat"]
hour_labels = [f"{h:02d}:00" for h in range(24)]
days_named = [day_names[d] for d in days_raw]
max_c = max(counts) if max(counts) > 0 else 1
sizes = [max(3, 30 * (c / max_c) ** 0.6) for c in counts]
fig = go.Figure(go.Scatter(
x=hours,
y=days_named,
mode="markers",
marker=dict(
size=sizes,
color=[VIOLET if c > 0 else "rgba(132,94,238,0.1)" for c in counts],
sizemin=8,
),
text=[f"{day_names[d]} {h:02d}:00 — {c} commits"
for d, h, c in zip(days_raw, hours, counts)],
hovertemplate="%{text}<extra></extra>",
))
fig.update_layout(
title=dict(text=f"Commit Punchcard — {source}", x=0.5),
xaxis=dict(
title="Hour of day (UTC)",
tickvals=list(range(0, 24, 3)),
ticktext=[f"{h:02d}:00" for h in range(0, 24, 3)],
),
yaxis=dict(
title="Day of week",
categoryorder="array",
categoryarray=["Sun", "Mon", "Tue", "Wed", "Thu", "Fri", "Sat"],
),
margin=dict(t=60, b=60, l=60, r=80),
height=380,
)
apply_theme(fig)
return fig
fig = generate()
fig.show()
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