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Customized Labels for Pie Chart

Author:

rptlab

Posted:

6 Sep 2012

Language:

Python

Tags:

opensource rl-toolkit

In this snippet, we will Illustrate how to create customized labels when drawing a pie chart. This functionality allows you to fully configure the following label properties:

• Font name and size (also customizable with simple labels)
• Size, vertical and horizontal offset (to push or pull the label box in any direction)
• Padding (to limit the space occupied by the label text within the label box)
• Border and filling color of the label box
• Border and color of the label text
• Angle of the label (to tilt the label)
• Anchor point of the label (where the label will be located related to the chart)

All properties below can be specified for each slice independently. In addition, the use of customized labels allows you to add simple pointers, and to change the color and line width of these pointers. Customized labels are also compatible with Side Labels.

How to use Customized Labels in Drawing Editor

While editing a chart using ReportLab Drawing Editor, you need to activate customized labels by turning off simple labels: simpleLabels = 0

Label properties can then be changed by opening the option slices. You can specify a property globally, in this case it will apply to all slices: label_height = 10 or you can specify this property for only one slice: [0].label_height = 10

#Autogenerated by ReportLab guiedit do not edit
from reportlab.graphics.charts.piecharts import Pie
from reportlab.lib.colors import darkcyan, blue, cyan
from reportlab.graphics.charts.legends import Legend
from reportlab.graphics.shapes import Drawing, _DrawingEditorMixin
from reportlab.lib.styles import black, white
from reportlab.graphics.charts.textlabels import Label

class Drawing_000(_DrawingEditorMixin,Drawing):
    def __init__(self,width=400,height=200,*args,**kw):
        Drawing.__init__(self,width,height,*args,**kw)
        self._add(self,Pie(),name=None,validate=None,desc=None)

        # Set the size and location of the chart
        self.contents[0].width             = 120
        self.contents[0].height            = 120
        self.contents[0].y                 = 40
        self.contents[0].x                 = 130

        # Fill in the chart with sample data and labels
        self.contents[0].data              = [1, 2, 1.8, 4, 1, 8]
        self.contents[0].labels            = ['Label1','Label2','Label3','Label4','Label5','Label6','Label7']

        # Make the slices pop out and add a border to the slices
        self.contents[0].slices.popout                    = 5
        self.contents[0].slices.strokeWidth               = 1


        # Set the font size and position the label
        self.contents[0].slices.fontSize                  = 14
        self.contents[0].slices.labelRadius               = 1.25

        # Turn off simple labels so we can use customized labels
        self.contents[0].simpleLabels                     = 0
        # Define a simple pointer for all labels
        self.contents[0].slices.label_simple_pointer      = 1

        # Define a first label with a black border,
        # white text and dark cyan background
        self.contents[0].slices[0].label_boxStrokeColor   = black
        self.contents[0].slices[0].fontColor              = white       
        self.contents[0].slices[0].label_boxFillColor     = darkcyan
        # Change the anchor point of the label box
        self.contents[0].slices[0].label_boxAnchor        = 's'

        # Turn off pointer for the third label, change the text color
        self.contents[0].slices[2].label_simple_pointer   = 0
        self.contents[0].slices[2].fontColor              = blue
        # and position it closer to the chart
        self.contents[0].slices[2].labelRadius            = 1.05

        # Turn off pointer for the fourth label
        # and position it within the chart
        self.contents[0].slices[3].label_simple_pointer  = 0
        self.contents[0].slices[3].labelRadius           = 0.25

        # Define a fifth label with a black border, text padding
        # and position it closer to the chart
        self.contents[0].slices[4].label_boxStrokeColor  = black
        self.contents[0].slices[4].label_height          = 22
        self.contents[0].slices[4].label_topPadding      = 2
        self.contents[0].slices[4].label_leftPadding     = 6
        self.contents[0].slices[4].label_rightPadding    = 6
        self.contents[0].slices[4].labelRadius           = 1.15

        # Change font size for the sixth label
        self.contents[0].slices[5].fontSize              = 20

if __name__=="__main__": #NORUNTESTS
    Drawing_000().save(formats=['png'],outDir='.',fnRoot=None)