sparkback 0.3.0

Sparklines Library

sparkback

A Python library for generating sparklines.

Installation

$ uv sync --all-extras
$ uv run spark --help

Usage

You can use sparkback from the command line or in your Python scripts.

Command Line

Run sparkback with a series of numbers:

spark --ticks default 10 20 30 40 50

You can also use different styles of ticks:

spark --ticks block 10 20 30 40 50
spark --ticks ascii 10 20 30 40 50
spark --ticks numeric 10 20 30 40 50
spark --ticks braille 10 20 30 40 50
spark --ticks arrows 10 20 30 40 50
spark --ticks line 10 20 30 40 50
spark --ticks multiline 10 20 30 40 50

Use the --stats option to display statistics about your data:

spark --ticks default 10 20 30 40 50 --stats

Python API

You can also use sparkback in your Python scripts:

import sparkback

data = [10, 20, 30, 40, 50]
ticks = sparkback.scale_data(data, sparkback.TICKS_OPTIONS["default"])
sparkback.print_ansi_spark(ticks)

See also:

• https://github.com/ajacksified/Clark/
• https://github.com/holman/spark