___           ___                   
     /\  \         /\  \                  
    /::\  \       /::\  \         ___     
   /:/\:\  \     /:/\:\__\       /\__\    
  /:/ /::\  \   /:/ /:/  /      /:/  /    
 /:/_/:/\:\__\ /:/_/:/__/___   /:/__/     
 \:\/:/  \/__/ \:\/:::::/  /  /::\  \     
  \::/__/       \::/~~/~~~~  /:/\:\  \    
   \:\  \        \:\~~\      \/__\:\  \   
    \:\__\        \:\__\          \:\__\  
     \/__/         \/__/           \/__/  

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Table of contents

• Overview
• Installation
• Usage
  • 1-Line Art
  • ASCII Text
  • Typo-Tolerance
  • CLI
  • Telegram Bot
  • Screen Record
• Issues & Bug Reports
• Contribution
• Reference
• Authors
• License
• Donate
• Changelog

Overview

ASCII art is also known as "computer text art". It involves the smart placement of typed special characters or letters to make a visual shape that is spread over multiple lines of text.

Art is a Python lib for text converting to ASCII ART fancy. ;-)

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Usage

1-Line Art

1. art

This function return 1-line art as str in normal mode and raise artError in exception

>>> from art import *
>>> art_1=art("coffee") # return art as str in normal mode
>>> print(art_1)
c[_]
>>> art_2=art("woman",number=2) # return multiple art as str
>>> print(art_2)
▓⚗_⚗▓ ▓⚗_⚗▓ 
>>> art_3=art("love_you",number=1,text="test") # 2-part art
>>> print(art_3)
»-(¯`·.·´¯)->test<-(¯`·.·´¯)-« 
>>> art("random") # random 1-line art mode
'(っ◕‿◕)っ '
>>> art("rand")   # random 1-line art mode
't(-_-t) '
>>> art(22,number=1,text="") # raise artError
Traceback (most recent call last):
        ...
art.art.artError: artname shoud have str type

2. aprint

This function print 1-line art in normal mode (return None) and raise artError in exception

>>> aprint("butterfly") # print art
Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ 
>>> aprint("happy") # print art
 ۜ\(סּںסּَ` )/ۜ
>>> aprint("love_you",number=1,text="test")  # 2-part art
»-(¯`·.·´¯)->test<-(¯`·.·´¯)-« 
>>> aprint("random") # random 1-line art mode
'(っ◕‿◕)っ '
>>> aprint("rand")   # random 1-line art mode
't(-_-t) '
>>> aprint("woman",number="22",text="") # raise artError
Traceback (most recent call last):
        ...
art.art.artError: number should have int type

ASCII Text

1. text2art

This function return ascii text as str in normal mode and raise artError in exception

	
>>> Art=text2art("art") # Return ascii text (default font) and default chr_ignore=True 
>>> print(Art)
              _   
  __ _  _ __ | |_ 
 / _` || '__|| __|
| (_| || |   | |_ 
 \__,_||_|    \__|
                  
                     
>>> Art=text2art("art",font='block',chr_ignore=True) # Return ascii text with block font
>>> print(Art)


 .----------------.  .----------------.  .----------------.
| .--------------. || .--------------. || .--------------. |
| |      __      | || |  _______     | || |  _________   | |
| |     /  \     | || | |_   __ \    | || | |  _   _  |  | |
| |    / /\ \    | || |   | |__) |   | || | |_/ | | \_|  | |
| |   / ____ \   | || |   |  __ /    | || |     | |      | |
| | _/ /    \ \_ | || |  _| |  \ \_  | || |    _| |_     | |
| ||____|  |____|| || | |____| |___| | || |   |_____|    | |
| |              | || |              | || |              | |
| '--------------' || '--------------' || '--------------' |
 '----------------'  '----------------'  '----------------'

>>> Art=text2art("test","random") # random font mode
>>> print(Art)
 |       | 
~|~/~/(~~|~
 | \/__) | 
           
>>> Art=text2art("test","rand") # random font mode
>>> print(Art)
___ ____ ____ ___ 
 |  |___ [__   |  
 |  |___ ___]  | 

>>> text2art("seسسس",font=DEFAULT_FONT,chr_ignore=False) # raise artError in exception
Traceback (most recent call last):
        ...
art.art.artError: س is invalid 
             

2. tprint

This function print ascii text in normal mode (return None) and raise artError in exception

>>> tprint("art") # print ascii text (default font) 
              _   
  __ _  _ __ | |_ 
 / _` || '__|| __|
| (_| || |   | |_ 
 \__,_||_|    \__|
                  

>>> tprint("art",font="block",chr_ignore=True) # print ascii text (block font)

 .----------------.  .----------------.  .----------------.
| .--------------. || .--------------. || .--------------. |
| |      __      | || |  _______     | || |  _________   | |
| |     /  \     | || | |_   __ \    | || | |  _   _  |  | |
| |    / /\ \    | || |   | |__) |   | || | |_/ | | \_|  | |
| |   / ____ \   | || |   |  __ /    | || |     | |      | |
| | _/ /    \ \_ | || |  _| |  \ \_  | || |    _| |_     | |
| ||____|  |____|| || | |____| |___| | || |   |_____|    | |
| |              | || |              | || |              | |
| '--------------' || '--------------' || '--------------' |
 '----------------'  '----------------'  '----------------'

>>> tprint('testسس')  # chr_ignore flag ==True (Default)
 _               _   
| |_   ___  ___ | |_ 
| __| / _ \/ __|| __|
| |_ |  __/\__ \| |_ 
 \__| \___||___/ \__|
                     
>>> tprint("test","random") # random font mode
 |       | 
~|~/~/(~~|~
 | \/__) | 
           
>>> tprint("test","rand") # random font mode
___ ____ ____ ___ 
 |  |___ [__   |  
 |  |___ ___]  |  
                  

>>> tprint('testسس',chr_ignore=False) # raise artError in exception 
Traceback (most recent call last):
       ...
art.art.artError: س is invalid
>>> tprint('''Lorem  # Multi-line print
ipsum 
dolor''', font="cybermedium")
_    ____ ____ ____ _  _    
|    |  | |__/ |___ |\/|    
|___ |__| |  \ |___ |  |    
                            
_ ___  ____ _  _ _  _    
| |__] [__  |  | |\/|    
| |    ___] |__| |  |    
                         
___  ____ _    ____ ____ 
|  \ |  | |    |  | |__/ 
|__/ |__| |___ |__| |  \ 

3. tsave

This function return dict in normal and exception mode

>>> Response=tsave("art",filename="test.txt") # save ascii text in test.txt file with save message (print_status==True) # return dict
Saved! 
Filename: test.txt
>>> Response["Message"]
'OK'
>>> Response=tsave("art",filename="test.txt",print_status=False) # save ascii text in test.txt file without save message (print_status==False)
>>> Response["Message"]
'OK'
>>> Response["Status"]
True
>>> tsave(22,font=DEFAULT_FONT,filename="art",chr_ignore=True,print_status=True)
{'Status': False, 'Message': "'int' object has no attribute 'split'"}
                        

• Note : Functions error response updated in Version 0.8

Function	Normal Output	Error
art	str	raise artError
aprint	None	raise artError
tprint	None	raise artError
tsave	{"Status":bool,"Message":str}	{"Status":bool,"Message":str}
text2art	str	raise artError

Typo-Tolerance

Levenshtein distance used in this project. (>Version 0.9)

>>> Art=art("loveyou",number=1,text="test") # correct --> art("love_you",number=1,text="test") (distance < 3)
>>> print(Art)
»-(¯`·.·´¯)->test<-(¯`·.·´¯)-« 
>>> aprint("happi")  # correct --> aprint("happy") (distance < 3)
 ۜ\(סּںסּَ` )/ۜ 
>>> Art=art("birds2222",number=1) # correct --> Art=art("birds",number=1) (distance > 3)
>>> print(Art)
Traceback (most recent call last):
	...
art.art.artError: Invalid art name
>>> aprint("happi231")  # correct --> aprint("happy") (distance > 3)
Traceback (most recent call last):
	...
art.art.artError: Invalid art name
>>> Art=text2art("test",font="black") # correct --> Art=text2art("test",font="block")
>>> print(Art)

 .----------------.  .----------------.  .----------------.  .----------------.
| .--------------. || .--------------. || .--------------. || .--------------. |
| |  _________   | || |  _________   | || |    _______   | || |  _________   | |
| | |  _   _  |  | || | |_   ___  |  | || |   /  ___  |  | || | |  _   _  |  | |
| | |_/ | | \_|  | || |   | |_  \_|  | || |  |  (__ \_|  | || | |_/ | | \_|  | |
| |     | |      | || |   |  _|  _   | || |   '.___`-.   | || |     | |      | |
| |    _| |_     | || |  _| |___/ |  | || |  |`\____) |  | || |    _| |_     | |
| |   |_____|    | || | |_________|  | || |  |_______.'  | || |   |_____|    | |
| |              | || |              | || |              | || |              | |
| '--------------' || '--------------' || '--------------' || '--------------' |
 '----------------'  '----------------'  '----------------'  '----------------'

>>> tprint("test",font="cybermedum")   # correct --> tprint("test",font="cybermedium")
___ ____ ____ ___ 
 |  |___ [__   |  
 |  |___ ___]  |  
                  
   

CLI

• List of arts : python -m art list or python -m art arts
• List of fonts : python -m art fonts
• Test : python -m art test
• Text : python -m art text yourtext fontname(optional)
• Art : python -m art shape art_name or python -m art art art_name
• Save : python -m art save yourtext fontname(optional)
• All : python -m art all yourtext

Telegram Bot

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Screen Record

Screen Record

• View Full Font List (Link1,Link2)
• View Full Art List (Link1,Link2)

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License

Reference

1. 1 Line Art
2. Text To ASCII

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