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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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. ;-)

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(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("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)


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

>>> 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('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

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
• List of fonts : python -m art fonts
• Test : python -m art test
• Text : python -m art text yourtext fontname(optional)
• Shape : python -m art shape 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
• View Full Art List

Issues & Bug Reports

Just fill an issue and describe it. I'll check it ASAP! or send an email to sepand@qpage.ir.

License

Reference

1. 1 Line Art
2. Text To ASCII

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Changelog

All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.

The format is based on Keep a Changelog and this project adheres to Semantic Versioning.

Unreleased

1.2 - 2018-06-04

Added

• 8 new fonts
  1. barbwire
  2. bigchief
  3. binary
  4. bubble
  5. calgphy2
  6. cygnet
  7. diamond
  8. eftifont

Changed

• Test cases modified

1.1 - 2018-05-25

Added

• 5 new fonts
  1. peaks
  2. pawp
  3. o8
  4. nipples
  5. maxfour
• 15 new 1-line art
  1. guitar
  2. rocket
  3. ghost
  4. hal
  5. cthulhu
  6. sat
  7. what
  8. king
  9. tron
  10. homer
  11. fox
  12. singing
  13. atish
  14. zable
  15. trumpet
• CLI description

Changed

• README.md modified
• Test cases modified
• File name bug in UNIX fixed
• CHANGELOG.md modified

1.0 - 2018-05-20

Added

• 15 new fonts
  1. tinker-toy
  2. straight
  3. stampatello
  4. smslant
  5. smshadow
  6. smscript
  7. smkeyboard
  8. smisome1
  9. slscript
  10. slide
  11. sblood
  12. rozzo
  13. pyramid
  14. puffy
  15. pebbles
• Typo-Tolerance system

Changed

• README.md modified
• Test cases modified

0.9 - 2018-05-08

Added

• 10 new fonts
  1. weird
  2. univers
  3. twopoint
  4. trek
  5. tombstone
  6. threepoint
  7. thick
  8. tanja
  9. swan
  10. stellar

Changed

• MANIFEST.in modified
• INSTALL.md modified

0.8 - 2018-03-13

Added

• CHANGELOG

Changed

• Functions error response
• README.md modified
• tsave function extension bug fixed
• text2art response bug fixed ("\r\n")
• setup file modified

0.7 - 2018-01-20

Added

• 10 new fonts
  1. acrobatic
  2. alligator
  3. alligator2
  4. block2
  5. caligraphy
  6. computer
  7. digital
  8. doh
  9. eftirobot
  10. graffiti

0.6 - 2018-01-09

Added

• all flag

0.5 - 2017-12-05

Added

• 10 new fonts
  1. 3-d
  2. 3x5
  3. 5lineoblique
  4. alphabet
  5. banner3-D
  6. banner3
  7. banner4
  8. bell
  9. catwalk
  10. colossal

0.4 - 2017-11-11

Added

• Telegram bot

Changed

• Universal Text Format Added For Unix & Windows

0.3 - 2017-10-28

Added

• Save function (tsave)
• chr_ignore flag
• 10 new fonts
  1. banner
  2. avatar
  3. basic
  4. bulbhead
  5. chunky
  6. coinstak
  7. contessa
  8. contrast
  9. cyberlarge
  10. cybermedium
  11. doom
  12. dotmatrix
  13. drpepper
  14. epic
  15. fuzzy
  16. isometric1
  17. isometric2
  18. isometric3
  19. isometric4
  20. larry3d
  21. nancyj
  22. ogre
  23. rectangles
  24. roman
  25. rounded
  26. rowancap
  27. script
  28. serifcap
  29. shadow
  30. slant
  31. speed
  32. starwars
  33. stop
  34. thin
  35. usaflag
• overall_stat

Changed

• Space bug fixed

0.2 - 2017-10-10

Added

• Standard font

Changed

• Minor bugs fixed

Changed

• statistic_result to class_stat
• params() to stat()

0.1 - 2017-10-04

Added

• Block font
• 1-Line art
• CLI commands