CODE EXAMPLE FOR PYTHON

seasonal plot python time series

# Import Data
df = pd.read_csv('https://raw.githubusercontent.com/selva86/datasets/master/a10.csv', parse_dates=['date'], index_col='date')
df.reset_index(inplace=True)

# Prepare data
df['year'] = [d.year for d in df.date]
df['month'] = [d.strftime('%b') for d in df.date]
years = df['year'].unique()

# Prep Colors
np.random.seed(100)
mycolors = np.random.choice(list(mpl.colors.XKCD_COLORS.keys()), len(years), replace=False)

# Draw Plot
plt.figure(figsize=(16,12), dpi= 80)
for i, y in enumerate(years):
    if i > 0:        
        plt.plot('month', 'value', data=df.loc[df.year==y, :], color=mycolors[i], label=y)
        plt.text(df.loc[df.year==y, :].shape[0]-.9, df.loc[df.year==y, 'value'][-1:].values[0], y, fontsize=12, color=mycolors[i])

# Decoration
plt.gca().set(xlim=(-0.3, 11), ylim=(2, 30), ylabel='$Drug Sales$', xlabel='$Month$')
plt.yticks(fontsize=12, alpha=.7)
plt.title("Seasonal Plot of Drug Sales Time Series", fontsize=20)
plt.show()