generate_background_calendar.py

from PIL import Image, ImageDraw, ImageFont, ImageColor
from datetime import datetime

import os
import pytz


now = datetime.now()
dt_string = now.strftime("%m-%d %H:%M")
dt_string_2 = now.strftime("%Y%m%d%H%M%S")

now_ca = datetime.now(pytz.timezone('America/Los_Angeles'))
ca_string = now_ca.strftime("%H:%M")

now_ny = datetime.now(pytz.timezone('America/New_York'))
ny_string = now_ny.strftime("%H:%M")

now_cn = datetime.now(pytz.timezone('Asia/Shanghai'))
cn_string = now_cn.strftime("%H:%M")

now_sy = datetime.now(pytz.timezone('Australia/Sydney'))
sy_string = now_sy.strftime("%H:%M")

now_bln = datetime.now(pytz.timezone('Europe/Berlin'))
bln_string = now_bln.strftime("%H:%M")

background_color = (11, 22, 22)
highlight_color = (255, 0, 64)
text_color = ("darkorange")

dates = {

	"2026-05-25 23:59:59": "Towel Day",
}

# Define the Unix epoch start date
epoch = datetime(1970, 1, 1)

# Get the current date and time
now = datetime.utcnow()

# Calculate the difference in days
days_since_epoch = (now - epoch).days


# 2560 × 1600


fontsize = 42
font2 = ImageFont.truetype("RobotoMono_Bold.ttf", fontsize)


img = Image.new(mode="RGBA", size=(2560,1600), color=background_color)
draw = ImageDraw.Draw(img)


# top bar
# draw.rectangle((0,0,2560,43), outline='teal', fill=(55, 55, 55))

# Load the JPEG
overlay = Image.open("./bg_tlou.jpg").convert("RGBA")

# Scale the JPEG to fit the canvas or a region
overlay = overlay.resize((2560,1600))  # for example, 800x600

# Paste it onto your base image at position (x, y)
img.paste(overlay, (0, 43), overlay)  # use overlay as mask to keep transparency


#
draw.text((100, 100), dt_string, font=font2, fill=text_color)
distance = 290/60*fontsize;
offset = 650/60*fontsize;

draw.text(( offset + 0 * distance, 100), "CA" + ca_string, font=font2, fill=highlight_color)
draw.text(( offset + 1 * distance, 100), "NY" + ny_string, font=font2, fill=highlight_color)
draw.text(( offset + 2 * distance, 100), "CN" + cn_string, font=font2, fill=highlight_color)
draw.text(( offset + 3 * distance, 100), "SY" + sy_string, font=font2, fill=highlight_color)
draw.text(( offset + 4 * distance, 100), "BLN" + bln_string, font=font2, fill=highlight_color)

characters = [
	'Ellie',
	'Abby',
	'Dina',
	'Joel',
	'Lev',
	'Tommy',
	'Yara',
	'Jesse',
	'Manny',
	'Mel',
	'Marlene',
	'Bill',
];

dayTLOU = days_since_epoch%12
cod = characters[dayTLOU]
lc = len(cod)

draw.text((2560 - 300 -lc*36, 1600 -80), cod + " - " + str(days_since_epoch), font=font2, fill=highlight_color)


i = 0
for date in dates :
	timestrDate = datetime.strptime(date, "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
	
	difference = timestrDate - now
	days_difference = str(difference.days)
	if difference.days < 0 and difference.days > -10 :  days_difference = " " + days_difference
	if difference.days >= 0 and difference.days<10 :  days_difference = " " + days_difference
	if difference.days >= 0 and difference.days <100 : days_difference = " " + days_difference
	draw.text((100, 180 + (fontsize * 1.5) * i), str(days_difference) + ': ' + timestrDate.strftime("%b-%d %a") + " | " + str(dates[date]), font=font2, fill=text_color)
	i+=1

img.save("/Users/dave/Pictures/Backgrounds/"+dt_string_2 + ".png")
print("/Users/dave/Pictures/Backgrounds/"+dt_string_2 + ".png saved")

This generates a background image, that also features a countdown calendar and shows you the current daily challenge character in "The Last Of Us 2" and the custom code for the daily run.