ppcalendar 0.2.1

Beautiful terminal calendar with seasonal colors

PPCalendar - Pure Python Calendar

A modern replacement for your system's cal command with Python-powered features.

Installation

# Recommended (requires uv 0.1.0+):
uv tool install ppcalendar

# Alternative:
pip install ppcalendar

Usage

# Show current month, also will work as just `cal`
ppcal

# Show 3-month view (previous/current/next)
ppcal 3

# Show specific year
ppcal 2025

# Show specific month (June 2024 example)
ppcal 6 2026

# Add events for a day (also supports yearly and monthly events)
ppcal add

# Will open an interactive menu for adding an event.
# XXXX-XX-XX - will add an event.
#      XX-XX - good for birthdays, once a year event
#         XX - an every month event 

# Delete an event from your list
ppcal del

Key Features

✨ Seasonal Colors
Months change background by season:

• 🌸 Spring: Green
• ☀️ Summer: Red
• 🍂 Autumn: Yellow
• ❄️ Winter: Blue

📅 Multiple Views

• Single month (default)
• 3-month context view
• Full year overview
• Specific month/year

🔄 Drop-in Replacement
Add to your shell config:

alias cal='ppcal'  # Add to ~/.bashrc or ~/.zshrc

Why PPCalendar?

It is simply just better!

• colors for year, months, weekdays and Sundays
• add events for today
• suppots emoji
• minimalist
• fast

For Developers

from ppcalendar import cal

# All these work like the CLI:
cal()           # Current month
cal(3)          # 3-month view
cal(2025)       # Year view
cal(6, 2024)    # June 2024

Contributing

We welcome contributions! Here's how to help:

1. Report bugs or suggest features in Issues
2. Submit Pull Requests for:
   • Holiday markers 🎄
   • Week numbers 🔢
   • Moon phases 🌕
3. Improve test coverage

# Development setup:
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/PPCalendar.git
cd PPCalendar
pip install -e '.[dev]'

FAQ

Q: Why not call it just cal?
A: Avoids conflicts with system commands. Use alias cal='ppcal' if desired.

Q: How to uninstall?

uv tool uninstall ppcalendar  # or pip uninstall ppcalendar

Q: Windows support?
✅ Yes! Works in all terminals that support ANSI colors.

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