coburnw / stripchart

Python TKInter Library to Plot Time Series Data Points in Real Time

stripchart

Python Library to Plot Time Series Data Points in Real Time using Tkinter

An attempt to simplify plotting a time series in Python. This repository's only dependancy is the Python native Tkinter library.

To use on a headless Raspberry Pi Zero with an OS Lite install:

• ssh -X [email protected]
• apt install python3-tk
• git clone https://github.com/coburnw/stripchart
• python chart.py

The -X option of ssh is the magic that allows a Lite install to delegate Tk's graphics rendering to the clients display manager.

Todo:

• ticks are somewhat erratic
• x axis scale is in decades rather than a time series
• more factoring needed to make class interaction by the developer more intuitive
• raise and catch dedicated overrange events, in both x and y
• fix the many omissions

Credit:

• Tk Best Practices https://tkdocs.com/index.html
• Enrico's tkintr repository for the first example that clicked

Still very rough. Virtually untested.