📘 rr2graph — Visualize Blood Pressure, Pulse, and Weight Data

rr2graph is a lightweight command-line tool for processing and visualizing blood pressure, pulse, and weight data stored in Excel files.
It generates monthly plots (box-swarm, scatter, histogram, violin) and exports them automatically as PNG, PDF, and SVG.

📤 Example Output

Example visualization using scatter and box-swarm plots:

Format: A4 Landscape (11.69 × 8.27 inch)

The CLI prints all generated files:

Heart rows read: 81
Weight rows read: 49
→ Excel file: rr_data.xlsx
→ Months: 3
→ Output folder: plots/
Generating histogram plots…
Generated histogram plots stored at:
– plots/png/(2026-02__2026-04 3 months) per month data and histogram.png
– plots/pdf/(2026-02__2026-04 3 months) per month data and histogram.pdf
– plots/svg/(2026-02__2026-04 3 months) per month data and histogram.svg
…

🐳 Docker Quickstart (End User)

If you want to use rr2graph without installing Python locally, see the full guide here:

👉 Docker Quickstart

🐍 Python Quickstart (Virtual Environment, End User)

If you want to run rr2graph locally in an isolated Python environment, see the step-by-step guide here:

👉 Virtual Environment Quickstart

⚡ Python Quickstart with uv (End User)

If you prefer using the modern Python tool uv:

👉 uv Quickstart

🚀 Installation

This project supports Pipenv-based installation.

1. Ensure you are in the project root

   ~/your/project/directory/

2. Install in editable mode using Pipenv

   pipenv install -e .
   

   This installs:

   • the rr2graph package (editable mode)
   • all dependencies defined in pyproject.toml

3. Optional: Development dependencies

   pipenv install -r requirements_dev.txt
   

🧰 CLI Usage

After installation, the command rr2graph becomes available.

Show help:

rr2graph --help

usage: rr2graph [-h] [-e EXCEL] [-n NUM_OF_MONTHS] [-o OUTPUT] [-c CONFIG] [-v] [-g] [-i]

Reads Excel data and generates plots.

options:
  -h, --help            Show help and exit
  -e, --excel EXCEL     Path to Excel file (default: rr_data.xlsx)
  -n, --num_of_months NUM_OF_MONTHS
                        Number of months 1–6 (default: 3)
  -o, --output OUTPUT   Output folder for generated plots (default: plots/)
  -c, --config CONFIG   Optional YAML configuration file
  -v, --version         Show program version and exit
  -g, --generate-test-data
                        Generate test_rr_data.xlsx and exit
  -i, --info            Show system and configuration information

🧪 Generate Test Data

rr2graph -g

Creates:

test_rr_data.xlsx

with realistic blood pressure, pulse, and weight data.

ℹ️ System & Configuration Info

rr2graph --info

Example output:

rr2graph info
──────────────────────────────────────────────
Version:        1.1.0
Python:         3.11.15
Installed at:   /opt/homebrew/lib/python3.11/site-packages/rr2graph

Working dir:    /Users/your_user/rr2graph_test
System:         Darwin 25.3.0 (arm64)
Terminal:       utf-8

No config file found (config.yaml missing).
──────────────────────────────────────────────
Everything looks good ✓

📝 Configuration File (YAML)

Example config.yaml:

excel: "rr_data.xlsx"
num_of_months: 3
output: "plots/"

Use it via:

rr2graph -c config.yaml

📊 Output Structure

Running:

rr2graph -c config.yaml

produces:

plots/
├── png/
├── pdf/
└── svg/

📁 Project Structure

/your/project/directory/
.
├── CHANGELOG.md
├── coverage.ini
├── Dockerfile
├── examples
│   └── example_box_swarm.png
├── LICENSE
├── Makefile
├── man
│   ├── install-man.sh
│   ├── rr2graph.1
│   └── uninstall-man.sh
├── MANIFEST.in
├── Pipfile
├── Pipfile.lock
├── plots
├── pyproject.toml
├── pytest.ini
├── README_DOCKER.md
├── README_UV.md
├── README_VENV.md
├── README.md
├── requirements_dev.txt
├── requirements.txt
├── rr2graph
│   ├── __init__.py
│   ├── cli.py
│   ├── helpers.py
│   ├── io.py
│   ├── layout.py
│   ├── monthly.py
│   ├── orchestrator.py
│   ├── plots
│   │   ├── __init__.py
│   │   ├── box_swarm.py
│   │   ├── hist.py
│   │   ├── scatter.py
│   │   └── violin.py
│   └── tools
│       ├── __init__.py
│       └── bump_version.py
└── tests
    ├── conftest.py
    ├── README.md
    ├── test_cli.py
    ├── test_helpers.py
    ├── test_io.py
    ├── test_layout.py
    ├── test_monthly.py
    ├── test_orchestrator.py
    ├── test_plots.py
    └── tools
        └── test_bump_version.py

🧪 Run Tests

pipenv run pytest

🛠 Troubleshooting

❌ UnicodeDecodeError in YAML

You likely passed an Excel file as --config.

Correct:

rr2graph -c config.yaml

Incorrect:

rr2graph -c test_rr_data.xlsx

❌ CLI command not found

Reinstall:

pipenv install -e .

👨‍💻 Developer Notes

Version bumping is handled via:

make version-patch
make version-minor
make version-major

TestPyPI upload:

make publish-test

Build artifacts:

make build

Manpage installation:

make install-man
make man

📄 License

MIT