https://github.com/jimblandy/spiral-calendar

Python code to generate a spiral-shaped calendar in SVG.
https://github.com/jimblandy/spiral-calendar

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Python code to generate a spiral-shaped calendar in SVG.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/jimblandy/spiral-calendar
• Owner: jimblandy
• Created: 2012-11-02T05:19:16.000Z (over 12 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2021-09-27T17:37:47.000Z (over 3 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-04-04T10:47:19.815Z (2 months ago)
• Language: Python
• Size: 199 KB
• Stars: 7
• Watchers: 4
• Forks: 7
• Open Issues: 1
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  • Readme: README.md

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# Spiral Calendar

This is a Python program that generates a calendar that shows an entire year,

day by day, as a spiral. I created it when my daughters were young, so that they

could understand the answers to questions like, "When's my birthday?" or "When's

Christmas?" The linear presentation makes it easier to see relative distance and

ordering, and the spiral aspect emphasizes the cycle of the year.

I like to print these out, laminate them, and then let the kids write on them

with dry-erase markers.

![example calendar](example.png)

## Running the script

This is written in Python 2. If you get syntax errors, you may be trying to run

it as Python 3. If you'd like to port it, post a pull request!

Running 'python gen_calendar.py' writes the calendar to 'calendar.svg' in

the current directory.

Parameters at the bottom of gen_calendar.py control the start and end date,

the mapping from dates to positions on the spiral, and everything else.

## Generating printable output

eog doesn't seem to be able to handle the label text set on curved paths. I

use Inkscape to render calendar.svg to a PDF file for printing:

    $ inkscape --file=calendar.svg --export-pdf=calendar.pdf --export-area-page