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+""" pyplots.ai
+icicle-basic: Basic Icicle Chart
+Library: plotnine 0.15.2 | Python 3.13.11
+Quality: 91/100 | Created: 2025-12-30
+"""
+
+import pandas as pd
+from plotnine import aes, element_text, geom_rect, geom_text, ggplot, labs, scale_fill_manual, theme, theme_void
+
+
+# Data: File system hierarchy with sizes (MB)
+# Increased small node values to ensure visibility
+data = [
+    {"name": "root", "parent": "", "value": 0},
+    {"name": "Documents", "parent": "root", "value": 0},
+    {"name": "Photos", "parent": "root", "value": 0},
+    {"name": "Projects", "parent": "root", "value": 0},
+    {"name": "Reports", "parent": "Documents", "value": 450},
+    {"name": "Invoices", "parent": "Documents", "value": 280},
+    {"name": "Notes", "parent": "Documents", "value": 180},
+    {"name": "Vacation", "parent": "Photos", "value": 680},
+    {"name": "Family", "parent": "Photos", "value": 520},
+    {"name": "Events", "parent": "Photos", "value": 340},
+    {"name": "WebApp", "parent": "Projects", "value": 0},
+    {"name": "DataSci", "parent": "Projects", "value": 0},
+    {"name": "Mobile", "parent": "Projects", "value": 380},
+    {"name": "Frontend", "parent": "WebApp", "value": 320},
+    {"name": "Backend", "parent": "WebApp", "value": 420},
+    {"name": "Config", "parent": "WebApp", "value": 200},
+    {"name": "Models", "parent": "DataSci", "value": 520},
+    {"name": "Scripts", "parent": "DataSci", "value": 300},
+]
+
+df = pd.DataFrame(data)
+
+# Build lookup tables
+name_to_idx = {row["name"]: idx for idx, row in df.iterrows()}
+children_map = {name: df[df["parent"] == name]["name"].tolist() for name in df["name"]}
+
+# Calculate values for non-leaf nodes (bottom-up aggregation)
+# Process nodes from leaves up using iterative approach
+processed = set()
+while len(processed) < len(df):
+    for _, row in df.iterrows():
+        name = row["name"]
+        if name in processed:
+            continue
+        kids = children_map[name]
+        if len(kids) == 0:
+            processed.add(name)
+        elif all(k in processed for k in kids):
+            total = sum(df.loc[name_to_idx[k], "value"] for k in kids)
+            df.loc[name_to_idx[name], "value"] = total
+            processed.add(name)
+
+# Calculate depths (distance from root)
+depths = {"root": 0}
+queue = ["root"]
+while queue:
+    current = queue.pop(0)
+    for child in children_map[current]:
+        depths[child] = depths[current] + 1
+        queue.append(child)
+
+max_depth = max(depths.values())
+
+# Build icicle rectangles using iterative BFS
+rects = []
+# Queue: (name, x_start, x_end)
+layout_queue = [("root", 0.0, 1.0)]
+
+while layout_queue:
+    name, x_start, x_end = layout_queue.pop(0)
+    depth = depths[name]
+    y_top = max_depth - depth + 1
+    y_bottom = max_depth - depth
+    value = df.loc[name_to_idx[name], "value"]
+
+    rects.append(
+        {"name": name, "xmin": x_start, "xmax": x_end, "ymin": y_bottom, "ymax": y_top, "depth": depth, "value": value}
+    )
+
+    # Queue children proportionally
+    kids = children_map[name]
+    if kids:
+        kid_values = [(k, df.loc[name_to_idx[k], "value"]) for k in kids]
+        kid_values.sort(key=lambda x: -x[1])  # Sort by value descending
+        total_value = sum(v for _, v in kid_values)
+        if total_value > 0:
+            curr_x = x_start
+            for kid, val in kid_values:
+                width = (val / total_value) * (x_end - x_start)
+                layout_queue.append((kid, curr_x, curr_x + width))
+                curr_x += width
+
+rect_df = pd.DataFrame(rects)
+
+# Color palette by depth - using distinct colors (fixed yellow similarity issue)
+colors = {
+    0: "#306998",  # Python Blue - root
+    1: "#4B8BBE",  # Lighter blue - level 1
+    2: "#FFD43B",  # Python Yellow - level 2
+    3: "#8B4513",  # SaddleBrown - level 3 (distinct from yellow)
+    4: "#90B4CE",  # Light steel blue - level 4
+}
+rect_df["fill_color"] = rect_df["depth"].map(colors)
+
+# Calculate label positions and widths
+rect_df["width"] = rect_df["xmax"] - rect_df["xmin"]
+rect_df["x_center"] = (rect_df["xmin"] + rect_df["xmax"]) / 2
+rect_df["y_center"] = (rect_df["ymin"] + rect_df["ymax"]) / 2
+
+# Labels: show name + value for wide rectangles, name only for medium, hide for very narrow
+# Lowered threshold to ensure more labels show value (fix for truncated labels)
+rect_df["label"] = rect_df.apply(
+    lambda r: f"{r['name']}\n({int(r['value'])} MB)" if r["width"] > 0.05 else (r["name"] if r["width"] > 0.02 else ""),
+    axis=1,
+)
+
+# Convert depth to categorical with proper labels for legend
+level_labels = {0: "Level 0 (Root)", 1: "Level 1", 2: "Level 2", 3: "Level 3", 4: "Level 4 (Leaf)"}
+rect_df["depth_label"] = pd.Categorical(
+    rect_df["depth"].map(level_labels), categories=list(level_labels.values()), ordered=True
+)
+
+# Also update dark_bg and light_bg with labels
+dark_bg = rect_df[rect_df["depth"].isin([0, 1, 3])]
+light_bg = rect_df[rect_df["depth"].isin([2, 4])]
+
+# Create plot using plotnine grammar of graphics
+plot = (
+    ggplot(rect_df)
+    + geom_rect(aes(xmin="xmin", xmax="xmax", ymin="ymin", ymax="ymax", fill="depth_label"), color="white", size=1.5)
+    + geom_text(aes(x="x_center", y="y_center", label="label"), data=dark_bg, size=11, color="white", fontweight="bold")
+    + geom_text(
+        aes(x="x_center", y="y_center", label="label"), data=light_bg, size=11, color="black", fontweight="bold"
+    )
+    + scale_fill_manual(
+        values={
+            "Level 0 (Root)": "#306998",
+            "Level 1": "#4B8BBE",
+            "Level 2": "#FFD43B",
+            "Level 3": "#8B4513",
+            "Level 4 (Leaf)": "#90B4CE",
+        },
+        name="Hierarchy Level",
+    )
+    + labs(title="icicle-basic · plotnine · pyplots.ai")
+    + theme_void()
+    + theme(
+        figure_size=(16, 9),
+        plot_title=element_text(size=28, ha="center", weight="bold"),
+        legend_position="right",
+        legend_title=element_text(size=18),
+        legend_text=element_text(size=14),
+    )
+)
+
+# Save
+plot.save("plot.png", dpi=300, verbose=False)
diff --git a/plots/icicle-basic/metadata/plotnine.yaml b/plots/icicle-basic/metadata/plotnine.yaml
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+library: plotnine
+specification_id: icicle-basic
+created: '2025-12-30T21:52:31Z'
+updated: '2025-12-30T22:06:37Z'
+generated_by: claude-opus-4-5-20251101
+workflow_run: 20606631356
+issue: 0
+python_version: 3.13.11
+library_version: 0.15.2
+preview_url: https://storage.googleapis.com/pyplots-images/plots/icicle-basic/plotnine/plot.png
+preview_thumb: https://storage.googleapis.com/pyplots-images/plots/icicle-basic/plotnine/plot_thumb.png
+preview_html: null
+quality_score: 91
+review:
+  strengths:
+  - Excellent hierarchical visualization with clear parent-child relationships visible
+    through spatial adjacency
+  - 'Smart label handling: shows name+value for wide rectangles, name-only for medium,
+    hidden for narrow'
+  - Good color contrast between hierarchy levels with appropriate text colors (white
+    on dark, black on light)
+  - Proper bottom-up value aggregation for non-leaf nodes
+  - Clean theme_void usage appropriate for this chart type
+  - Well-implemented BFS algorithm for layout calculation
+  weaknesses:
+  - Legend shows Hierarchy Level with just numbers 0-3 instead of the more descriptive
+    labels defined in the code