ChartDirector 7.0 (Python Edition)
3D Bar Chart
Source Code Listing
#!/usr/bin/python
# The ChartDirector for Python module is assumed to be in "../lib"
import sys, os
sys.path.insert(0, os.path.join(os.path.abspath(sys.path[0]), "..", "lib"))
from pychartdir import *
# The data for the bar chart
data = [85, 156, 179.5, 211, 123]
# The labels for the bar chart
labels = ["Mon", "Tue", "Wed", "Thu", "Fri"]
# Create a XYChart object of size 300 x 280 pixels
c = XYChart(300, 280)
# Set the plotarea at (45, 30) and of size 200 x 200 pixels
c.setPlotArea(45, 30, 200, 200)
# Add a title to the chart
c.addTitle("Weekly Server Load")
# Add a title to the y axis
c.yAxis().setTitle("MBytes")
# Add a title to the x axis
c.xAxis().setTitle("Work Week 25")
# Add a bar chart layer with green (0x00ff00) bars using the given data
c.addBarLayer(data, 0x00ff00).set3D()
# Set the labels on the x axis.
c.xAxis().setLabels(labels)
# Output the chart
c.makeChart("threedbar.png")