sitka_temps_3.py

import csv
from datetime import datetime


open_file = open("sitka_weather_2018_simple.csv", "r")

csv_file = csv.reader(open_file, delimiter = ",")

header_row = next(csv_file)
'''
print(header_row)

for index, column_header in enumerate(header_row):
    print(index, column_header)
'''
highs = []
dates = []
lows = []

x = datetime.strptime('2018-07-01', '%Y-%m-%d')
print(x)

for row in csv_file:
    highs.append(int(row[5]))
    lows.append(int(row[6]))   
    the_date = datetime.strptime(row[2], '%Y-%m-%d')
    dates.append(the_date)


import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

fig = plt.figure()

plt.plot(dates, highs, c= "red", alpha = 0.5)
plt.plot(dates, lows, c= "blue", alpha = 0.5)

plt.title("Daily Low and high Temperatures - 2018", fontsize = 16)
plt.xlabel("")
plt.fill_between(dates, highs, lows, facecolor = 'blue', alpha = 0.1)
plt.ylabel("Temperature (F)", fontsize = 16)
plt.tick_params(axis = "both", labelsize = 16)

fig.autofmt_xdate()

plt.show()