artpack

Python port of the R package artpack, bringing generative art color palettes to the Python ecosystem.

About

artpack provides curated color palettes designed for generative art and data visualization. This is a work-in-progress port of the original R package.

Installation

pip install artpack-py

Quick Start

from artpack import art_pals

# Get 5 colors from the ocean palette
colors = art_pals("ocean", n=5)
print(colors)
# ['#12012E', '#144267', '#15698C', '#0695AA', '#156275']

# Reverse the palette
colors_rev = art_pals("ocean", n=5, direction = "reverse")

# Randomize color order
colors_random = art_pals("rainbow", n = 10, randomize = True)

Available Palettes

"arctic", "beach", "bw", "brood", "cosmos", "explorer", "gemstones", "grays", "icecream", "imagination", "majestic", "nature", "neon", "ocean", "plants", "rainbow", "sunnyside", "super"

Development Status

🚧 Work in Progress - Currently porting core functionality from the R version. More features coming soon!

Currently implemented:

• ✅ Color palette generation (art_pals())
• ✅ Circle data generation (circle_data())
• ✅ 100% test coverage
• ✅ CI/CD with GitHub Actions

Roadmap:

• Additional color palette tools (Functions that help with color-related tasks.)
• Asset creation (Functions that help with making data for generative art.)
• Geometric testing tools (Functions that help with geometric/spatial analysis for generative art.)
• Grouping tools (Functions that help with grouping generative art data.)
• Sequencing tools (Functions that help with numeric sequencing.)
• Transformation tools (Functions that help with transforming existing generative art data.)

Links

• Python Package (PyPI): artpack-py
• Original R Package (CRAN): artpack
• GitHub Repository: github.com/Meghansaha/artpack-py

License

MIT License

Copyright (c) 2025 Meghan Harris

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

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Author

Meghan Harris (@meghansaha)