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+""" anyplot.ai
+bar-race-animated: Animated Bar Chart Race
+Library: matplotlib 3.10.9 | Python 3.13.13
+Quality: 85/100 | Created: 2026-05-19
+"""
+
+import os
+
+import matplotlib.patheffects as pe
+import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
+from matplotlib.gridspec import GridSpec
+
+
+THEME = os.getenv("ANYPLOT_THEME", "light")
+PAGE_BG = "#FAF8F1" if THEME == "light" else "#1A1A17"
+ELEVATED_BG = "#FFFDF6" if THEME == "light" else "#242420"
+INK = "#1A1A17" if THEME == "light" else "#F0EFE8"
+INK_SOFT = "#4A4A44" if THEME == "light" else "#B8B7B0"
+INK_MUTED = "#6B6A63" if THEME == "light" else "#A8A79F"
+
+OKABE_ITO = ["#009E73", "#D55E00", "#0072B2", "#CC79A7", "#E69F00", "#56B4E9", "#F0E442"]
+
+# Data: Tech Company Market Cap ($B) — year-end snapshots (2019–2024)
+companies = ["Alphabet", "Amazon", "Apple", "Meta", "Microsoft", "Nvidia", "Tesla"]
+company_colors = {c: OKABE_ITO[i] for i, c in enumerate(companies)}
+
+market_cap = {
+    "Alphabet": [920, 1200, 1960, 1140, 1800, 2150],
+    "Amazon": [940, 1640, 1730, 855, 1570, 2170],
+    "Apple": [1050, 2250, 2950, 2070, 2990, 3750],
+    "Meta": [580, 780, 890, 335, 940, 1440],
+    "Microsoft": [1200, 1680, 2530, 1790, 2800, 3130],
+    "Nvidia": [145, 325, 745, 365, 1220, 3280],
+    "Tesla": [75, 670, 1060, 388, 790, 695],
+}
+years = [2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024]
+
+max_val = max(v for vlist in market_cap.values() for v in vlist)
+
+# GridSpec gives precise control over subplot spacing
+fig = plt.figure(figsize=(20, 11), facecolor=PAGE_BG)
+gs = GridSpec(2, 3, figure=fig)
+axes = [fig.add_subplot(gs[i // 3, i % 3]) for i in range(6)]
+
+for idx, (year, ax) in enumerate(zip(years, axes, strict=False)):
+    ax.set_facecolor(PAGE_BG)
+
+    # Sort ascending so highest-value company tops the chart
+    snapshot = {c: market_cap[c][idx] for c in companies}
+    sorted_items = sorted(snapshot.items(), key=lambda x: x[1])
+    names = [item[0] for item in sorted_items]
+    values = [item[1] for item in sorted_items]
+    bar_colors = [company_colors[n] for n in names]
+
+    bars = ax.barh(names, values, color=bar_colors, height=0.72, edgecolor=PAGE_BG, linewidth=0.8)
+
+    # Nvidia tracked across all panels with a distinctive colored border
+    for name, bar in zip(names, bars, strict=False):
+        if name == "Nvidia":
+            bar.set_edgecolor(company_colors["Nvidia"])
+            bar.set_linewidth(2.0)
+
+    # Value labels — Nvidia's label rendered in brand color with stroke for legibility
+    offset = max_val * 0.015
+    for i, (name, val) in enumerate(zip(names, values, strict=False)):
+        is_nvidia = name == "Nvidia"
+        txt = ax.text(
+            val + offset,
+            i,
+            f"${val:,}B",
+            va="center",
+            ha="left",
+            fontsize=13,
+            color=company_colors["Nvidia"] if is_nvidia else INK_SOFT,
+            fontweight="bold" if is_nvidia else "normal",
+        )
+        if is_nvidia:
+            txt.set_path_effects([pe.withStroke(linewidth=2, foreground=PAGE_BG), pe.Normal()])
+
+    ax.set_title(str(year), fontsize=20, fontweight="bold", color=INK, pad=8)
+    ax.set_xlim(0, max_val * 1.38)
+    ax.set_xlabel("Market Cap ($B)", fontsize=14, color=INK_MUTED, labelpad=4)
+    ax.set_xticks([])
+    ax.tick_params(axis="y", labelsize=16, colors=INK_SOFT, length=0)
+    for spine in ("top", "right", "bottom"):
+        ax.spines[spine].set_visible(False)
+    ax.spines["left"].set_color(INK_SOFT)
+
+    # Final panel: annotate Nvidia's historic rise + inset sparkline
+    if idx == 5 and "Nvidia" in names:
+        nv_pos = names.index("Nvidia")
+        nv_val = values[nv_pos]
+        nv_color = company_colors["Nvidia"]
+        growth = nv_val / market_cap["Nvidia"][0]
+
+        # Arrow annotation pointing to Nvidia's bar from safe empty space between rows
+        ax.annotate(
+            f" ×{growth:.0f} since 2019 ",
+            xy=(nv_val, nv_pos),
+            xytext=(max_val * 0.72, 2.5),
+            fontsize=14,
+            fontweight="bold",
+            color=nv_color,
+            arrowprops={"arrowstyle": "-|>", "color": nv_color, "lw": 2.0, "connectionstyle": "arc3,rad=-0.25"},
+            bbox={
+                "boxstyle": "round,pad=0.35",
+                "facecolor": ELEVATED_BG,
+                "edgecolor": nv_color,
+                "linewidth": 1.5,
+                "alpha": 0.92,
+            },
+        )
+
+        # Inset sparkline in the empty lower-right area: Nvidia 2019→2024 trajectory
+        ax_spark = ax.inset_axes([0.35, 0.04, 0.60, 0.20])
+        ax_spark.set_facecolor(ELEVATED_BG)
+        nv_vals = [market_cap["Nvidia"][y_idx] for y_idx in range(len(years))]
+        ax_spark.plot(years, nv_vals, color=nv_color, lw=2.0, marker="o", markersize=4.5, solid_capstyle="round")
+        ax_spark.fill_between(years, nv_vals, alpha=0.15, color=nv_color)
+        ax_spark.set_xticks(years)
+        ax_spark.set_xticklabels([str(y) for y in years], fontsize=9, color=INK_MUTED, rotation=30, ha="right")
+        ax_spark.set_yticks([])
+        ax_spark.tick_params(length=0)
+        for sp in ax_spark.spines.values():
+            sp.set_color(INK_SOFT)
+            sp.set_linewidth(0.5)
+        ax_spark.text(
+            0.5,
+            1.08,
+            "Nvidia $145B → $3,280B",
+            transform=ax_spark.transAxes,
+            fontsize=9,
+            ha="center",
+            color=INK_MUTED,
+            fontweight="bold",
+        )
+
+fig.suptitle(
+    "Tech Giant Market Cap · bar-race-animated · python · matplotlib · anyplot.ai",
+    fontsize=24,
+    fontweight="medium",
+    color=INK,
+)
+plt.tight_layout(rect=[0, 0, 1, 0.96])
+plt.savefig(f"plot-{THEME}.png", dpi=300, bbox_inches="tight", facecolor=PAGE_BG)
+plt.close()