This is another take on dynamic badges in gitlab - this time it shows ways of counting issues for specific time intervals (see also https://gist.github.com/elbosso/6637702612991bb454d205d936dd04dc and https://gist.github.com/elbosso/cbce113805735478e926c28a9079cede)

gitlab_issues_intervals.py

from anybadge import Badge
from urlparse import parse_qs
import datetime
import gitlab

def index(req):
  #change the next two lines to accomodate your installation
  url='http://<gitlab.host>'
  token='xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxx'
  args=req.args
  lbl='n/a'
  action='closedissues'
  projid=None
  days=None
  if args != None:
    params = parse_qs(req.args)
    lbl=params.get('label', 'n/a')[0]
    action=params.get('action', None)[0]
    projid=params.get('projid', None)[0]
    if params.get('weeks', None) is not None :
      days=params.get('weeks', None)[0]
  req.content_type = 'image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8'
  filename='test.svg'
  req.headers_out["Content-Disposition"] = "attachment; filename=%s" % filename
  gl = gitlab.Gitlab(url, private_token=token)
  vfmt="%d"
  thresh={2: 'red',
         4: 'orange',
         8: 'yellow',
         10: 'green'}
  project = None
  if projid is not None :
    project = gl.projects.get(1)
  if project is not None:
    if action is None:
      v='error'
      vfmt="%s"
      thresh={0: 'red'}
    elif action == 'openedissues': 
      v = project.issues.list(state='opened',as_list=False).total
      thresh={5: 'green',
         10: 'jellowgreen',
         15: 'yellow',
         20: 'orange',
         25: 'red'}
    elif action == 'closedissues' : 
      v = project.issues.list(state='closed',as_list=False).total
      thresh={0: 'green'}
    elif action == 'newissues' : 
      if days is not None :
        start_date = datetime.date.today() + datetime.timedelta(-(int(days)*7))
        dateParam=start_date.strftime('%Y-%m-%d')
        lbl=lbl+' last '+days+' weeks'
        v = project.issues.list(created_after=dateParam,as_list=False).total
        thresh={0: 'green'}
      else :
        v='error'
        vfmt="%s"
        thresh={0: 'red'}
    elif action == 'modifiedissues' : 
      if days is not None :
        start_date = datetime.date.today() + datetime.timedelta(-(int(days)*7))
        dateParam=start_date.strftime('%Y-%m-%d')
        lbl=lbl+' last '+days+' weeks'
        v = project.issues.list(modified_after=dateParam,as_list=False).total
        thresh={0: 'green'}
      else :
        v='error'
        vfmt="%s"
        thresh={0: 'red'}
    else :
      v='error'
      vfmt="%s"
      thresh={0: 'red'}
  else :
    v='error'
    vfmt="%s"
    thresh={0: 'red'}
  badge = Badge(label=lbl, value=v, value_format=vfmt,thresholds=thresh)
  return badge.badge_svg_text