update(dendrogram-basic): letsplot — comprehensive quality review (#5208)

## Summary

Updated **letsplot** implementation for **dendrogram-basic**.

**Changes:** Comprehensive review improving code quality, data choice,
visual design, spec compliance, and library feature usage.

## Test Plan

- [x] Preview images uploaded to GCS staging
- [x] Implementation file passes ruff format/check
- [x] Metadata YAML updated with current versions
- [ ] Automated review triggered

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Author: MarkusNeusinger

plots/dendrogram-basic/implementations/letsplot.py

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 """ pyplots.ai
 dendrogram-basic: Basic Dendrogram
-Library: letsplot 4.8.2 | Python 3.13.11
-Quality: 91/100 | Created: 2025-12-23
+Library: letsplot 4.8.2 | Python 3.14.3
+Quality: 87/100 | Updated: 2026-04-05
 """
 
 import numpy as np
@@ -10,146 +10,167 @@
     LetsPlot,
     aes,
     element_blank,
+    element_line,
+    element_rect,
     element_text,
+    geom_hline,
+    geom_point,
     geom_segment,
     geom_text,
     ggplot,
     ggsize,
     labs,
-    scale_color_manual,
+    layer_tooltips,
+    scale_color_identity,
     scale_x_continuous,
     scale_y_continuous,
     theme,
-    theme_minimal,
+    theme_void,
 )
 from lets_plot.export import ggsave
 from scipy.cluster.hierarchy import linkage
+from sklearn.datasets import load_iris
 
 
 LetsPlot.setup_html()
 
-# Data - Iris flower measurements (4 features for 15 samples)
+# Data - Iris flower measurements (15 samples, 3 species)
+iris = load_iris()
 np.random.seed(42)
+indices = np.sort(np.concatenate([np.random.choice(np.where(iris.target == k)[0], 5, replace=False) for k in range(3)]))
+features = iris.data[indices]
+species_names = ["Setosa", "Versicolor", "Virginica"]
+labels = [f"{species_names[iris.target[i]][:3]}-{j + 1}" for j, i in enumerate(indices)]
 
-# Simulate iris-like measurements: sepal length, sepal width, petal length, petal width
-# Three species with distinct characteristics
-samples_per_species = 5
-
-labels = []
-data = []
-
-# Setosa: shorter petals, wider sepals
-for i in range(samples_per_species):
-    labels.append(f"Setosa-{i + 1}")
-    data.append(
-        [
-            5.0 + np.random.randn() * 0.3,  # sepal length
-            3.4 + np.random.randn() * 0.3,  # sepal width
-            1.5 + np.random.randn() * 0.2,  # petal length
-            0.3 + np.random.randn() * 0.1,  # petal width
-        ]
-    )
-
-# Versicolor: medium measurements
-for i in range(samples_per_species):
-    labels.append(f"Versicolor-{i + 1}")
-    data.append(
-        [
-            5.9 + np.random.randn() * 0.4,  # sepal length
-            2.8 + np.random.randn() * 0.3,  # sepal width
-            4.3 + np.random.randn() * 0.4,  # petal length
-            1.3 + np.random.randn() * 0.2,  # petal width
-        ]
-    )
-
-# Virginica: longer petals and sepals
-for i in range(samples_per_species):
-    labels.append(f"Virginica-{i + 1}")
-    data.append(
-        [
-            6.6 + np.random.randn() * 0.5,  # sepal length
-            3.0 + np.random.randn() * 0.3,  # sepal width
-            5.5 + np.random.randn() * 0.5,  # petal length
-            2.0 + np.random.randn() * 0.3,  # petal width
-        ]
-    )
-
-data = np.array(data)
-n_samples = len(labels)
-
-# Compute hierarchical clustering using Ward's method
-linkage_matrix = linkage(data, method="ward")
+# Hierarchical clustering (Ward's method)
+linkage_matrix = linkage(features, method="ward")
 
 # Build dendrogram coordinates from linkage matrix
 n = len(labels)
-leaf_positions = {i: i for i in range(n)}
-node_heights = dict.fromkeys(range(n), 0)
+leaf_positions = {i: float(i) for i in range(n)}
+node_heights = dict.fromkeys(range(n), 0.0)
 segments = []
 
-# Color threshold for clustering (similar to matplotlib's default)
+# Color threshold — splits into 3 major clusters
 max_dist = linkage_matrix[:, 2].max()
 color_threshold = 0.7 * max_dist
 
-# Process each merge in the linkage matrix
+# Curated palette: muted, publication-quality tones
+palette = {"above": "#5B7B9A", "Setosa": "#2D8E6F", "Versicolor": "#D4883B", "Virginica": "#8B6AAE"}
+cluster_display = {"above": "Cross-cluster", "Setosa": "Setosa", "Versicolor": "Versicolor", "Virginica": "Virginica"}
+node_cluster = {i: labels[i].split("-")[0] for i in range(n)}
+# Map short prefixes to full species names
+prefix_to_species = {"Set": "Setosa", "Ver": "Versicolor", "Vir": "Virginica"}
+node_cluster = {i: prefix_to_species[labels[i].split("-")[0]] for i in range(n)}
+
 for i, (left, right, dist, _) in enumerate(linkage_matrix):
     left, right = int(left), int(right)
     new_node = n + i
 
-    # Get positions of children
     left_pos = leaf_positions[left]
     right_pos = leaf_positions[right]
-
-    # New node position is midpoint of children
-    new_pos = (left_pos + right_pos) / 2
-    leaf_positions[new_node] = new_pos
+    leaf_positions[new_node] = (left_pos + right_pos) / 2
     node_heights[new_node] = dist
 
-    # Determine color based on height threshold
-    color = "#306998" if dist >= color_threshold else "#FFD43B"
+    left_cl, right_cl = node_cluster[left], node_cluster[right]
+    node_cluster[new_node] = left_cl if left_cl == right_cl else "above"
+    cluster_label = node_cluster[new_node] if dist < color_threshold else "above"
+    color = palette[cluster_label]
+    display = cluster_display[cluster_label]
 
     left_height = node_heights[left]
     right_height = node_heights[right]
 
-    # Vertical segment from left child to merge height
-    segments.append((left_pos, left_height, left_pos, dist, color))
-    # Vertical segment from right child to merge height
-    segments.append((right_pos, right_height, right_pos, dist, color))
-    # Horizontal segment connecting the two
-    segments.append((left_pos, dist, right_pos, dist, color))
-
-# Create segment dataframe
-segment_df = pd.DataFrame(segments, columns=["x", "y", "xend", "yend", "color"])
-
-# Create label dataframe for x-axis labels
-label_data = []
-for i, label in enumerate(labels):
-    label_data.append({"x": leaf_positions[i], "y": -0.8, "label": label})
-label_df = pd.DataFrame(label_data)
+    for seg in [
+        (left_pos, left_height, left_pos, dist),
+        (right_pos, right_height, right_pos, dist),
+        (left_pos, dist, right_pos, dist),
+    ]:
+        segments.append(
+            {
+                "x": seg[0],
+                "y": seg[1],
+                "xend": seg[2],
+                "yend": seg[3],
+                "color": color,
+                "merge_dist": round(dist, 2),
+                "cluster": display,
+            }
+        )
+
+segment_df = pd.DataFrame(segments)
+
+# Leaf labels and markers
+leaf_data = []
+for i in range(n):
+    species = prefix_to_species[labels[i].split("-")[0]]
+    leaf_data.append(
+        {"x": leaf_positions[i], "y": 0, "label": labels[i], "color": palette[species], "species": species}
+    )
+label_df = pd.DataFrame(leaf_data)
+
+# Legend entries (manual via geom_point placed off-canvas, brought into legend via tooltips)
+legend_items = pd.DataFrame(
+    [
+        {"x": -99, "y": -99, "xend": -98, "yend": -99, "color": palette[s], "cluster": s, "merge_dist": 0}
+        for s in ["Setosa", "Versicolor", "Virginica", "above"]
+    ]
+)
 
 # Plot
 plot = (
     ggplot()
-    + geom_segment(aes(x="x", y="y", xend="xend", yend="yend", color="color"), data=segment_df, size=1.5)
-    + geom_text(aes(x="x", y="y", label="label"), data=label_df, angle=35, hjust=1, vjust=1, size=10, color="#333333")
-    + scale_color_manual(values={"#306998": "#306998", "#FFD43B": "#FFD43B"}, guide="none")
+    + geom_segment(
+        aes(x="x", y="y", xend="xend", yend="yend", color="color"),
+        data=segment_df,
+        size=2.0,
+        tooltips=layer_tooltips().title("@cluster").line("Merge distance|@merge_dist").min_width(180),
+    )
+    + geom_point(
+        aes(x="x", y="y", color="color"),
+        data=label_df,
+        size=5,
+        shape=16,
+        tooltips=layer_tooltips().title("@species").line("Sample|@label"),
+    )
+    + geom_text(
+        aes(x="x", y="y", label="label", color="color"),
+        data=label_df.assign(y=-0.35),
+        angle=45,
+        hjust=1,
+        vjust=1,
+        size=13,
+        family="monospace",
+    )
+    + geom_hline(yintercept=color_threshold, linetype="dashed", color="#9EAAB8", size=0.8)
+    + geom_text(
+        aes(x="x", y="y", label="label"),
+        data=pd.DataFrame([{"x": n - 1.5, "y": color_threshold + 0.25, "label": f"threshold = {color_threshold:.1f}"}]),
+        size=11,
+        color="#7A8A9A",
+        hjust=1,
+        family="monospace",
+    )
+    + scale_color_identity()
     + scale_x_continuous(expand=[0.06, 0.02])
-    + scale_y_continuous(expand=[0.18, 0.02])
-    + labs(x="Sample", y="Distance (Ward)", title="dendrogram-basic · letsplot · pyplots.ai")
-    + theme_minimal()
+    + scale_y_continuous(name="Ward Linkage Distance", expand=[0.15, 0.01], breaks=[0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12])
+    + labs(x="", title="dendrogram-basic · letsplot · pyplots.ai")
+    + theme_void()
     + theme(
-        axis_title=element_text(size=20),
-        axis_text=element_text(size=16),
+        plot_title=element_text(size=24, face="bold", color="#2C3E50"),
+        plot_background=element_rect(fill="white", color="white"),
+        axis_title_y=element_text(size=20, color="#4A5568", margin=[0, 12, 0, 0]),
+        axis_text_y=element_text(size=16, color="#6B7B8D"),
         axis_text_x=element_blank(),
         axis_ticks_x=element_blank(),
-        plot_title=element_text(size=24),
-        panel_grid_major_x=element_blank(),
-        panel_grid_minor_x=element_blank(),
+        axis_ticks_y=element_line(size=0.4, color="#D0D8E0"),
+        axis_line_y=element_line(size=0.6, color="#CBD5E0"),
+        panel_grid_major_y=element_line(size=0.3, color="#EDF2F7"),
+        plot_margin=[50, 30, 30, 20],
     )
     + ggsize(1600, 900)
 )
 
-# Save PNG (scale=3 gives 4800x2700)
+# Save
 ggsave(plot, "plot.png", path=".", scale=3)
-
-# Save HTML for interactivity
 ggsave(plot, "plot.html", path=".")