Timelines

A timeline is a visual representation of a period of time where significant events are highlighted. Timelines are commonly used to visualize and understand the order and duration of a series of events occurring (or predicted to occur) in a stretch of time delimited by a start and an end point. The events are usually represented as bullets on a straight line (vertical or horizontal), and each bullet is accompanied by a text label describing the corresponding event. Timelines can be used to display chronologies, and find application in various fields including history, genealogy, project management, education, journalism, communication, and psychotherapy. The chapter shows how to generate horizontal and vertical timelines using Matplotlib.