Command Line Tarot

This is version 1.0.4 of the Command Line Tarot CLI tool.

This project is meant to be a nerdy convenient way to get a tarot reading via the command line interface!

Currently missing most card interpretations. However, the ASCII art is fully accessible and complete.

Instructions for Installing from PyPI

Create and activate a virtual environment or a conda env that has Python 3.9, then run the following:

$ pip install cli-tarot

To ensure that the package is properly installed, run:

$ cli-tarot --help

Basic Commands

Single Card Readings

To do a basic single-card reading, type in the following command:

$ cli-tarot

Sample output from the above:

✨ Your single card drawing is: ✨

    (26) Five of Wands

Querying the Meanings (and/or Artwork) of Specific Cards Via Index Number

If you forgot to pass in the -i / --interpretation flag even though you wanted to know the meaning of the card, that's ok; that's what the -cm / --card_meaning flag is for! The number listed before the card name (in the case of the example above, 26) is the index number for the card; pass that in after invoking the Card Meaning functionality, like the command below:

$ cli-tarot -cm 26

...looking up meaning for:

    (26) Five of Wands


    How to interpret the Five of Wands:

    [ meaning ]

If you'd also like to see the ASCII art for a specific card along with its meaning, add the -a flag like so:

$ cli-tarot -cm 26 -a

Displaying card art for:

    (26) Five of Wands

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    lkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkdloxkxooxkkkOkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkx
    lkkkkkkkkkookkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkxl;lko:lxkkkOkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkx
    lxkkkkkkkxc;lddkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkko:,;lxkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkx
    lkkkkkkkdc:;,:okkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkdoodkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkx
    lxkkkkkkxolc;,cxkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkx
    lxkkkkkkkkl;;,;lxkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkxdxxkkkkkkkkkkx
    lxkkkkkkkkd:,;,:xkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkxl,,cxkkkkkkkkkx
    lxkkkkkkddko;:;;okkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkxc,',cxkkxxkkkkx
    lkkkkkkxdcld:,;;okkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkddxkkkxl;;;;lxkxkkkkkx
    lkkkkkkkdc,;;,:;cxkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkxo:;ldxkkxc;:;:dkxkkkkkd
    lkkkkkkkxoc:c,,,;xkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkxc,';oxkkko::;,okxxkkkkd
    lkkkkkkkkkddd;,,'lkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkxl::;cxkkkkd::;,lkxxkkkkd
    lkkkkkkkkkkkxc,,.:kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkxl:;,:oxkkkkxc::,:llxkxkkd
    lkkkkkkkkkkkxl;,'ckkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkd:;,cxkkkkkkxl::,,;;oxxkkd
    lkkkkkkkkkkkkl;;,;ddoxkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkdcodc;,:dkkkkkkkkl;:;;lddxkkkd
    lkkkkkkkkkkkko;,'.;;;lxkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkxo:':c;,;okkkkkkkddo:;;,lkxxkkkd
    lkkkkkkkkkkkkx:,,..cddxkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkdcc:;;,lkkkkkkkxc,,,;,,cxkxdxkd
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    xxodkl':dxxxdlll:';dkkd:,'..',;:::::c:'.''...''...'''.,dkxdoollllodol:ldddd;.,lc,:xd;',':c
    xoxOOl..:dxxxxxxdc,lkkxc,'.,;,,:ccc:;;;,....','...,,,''col:cddxkxxkkdxkxdxxl;,',lxxx:.'.:c
    dlxOo,....:dxxxxkxclkkko,,';o:.,:c:;,'............,:c:,;cxd:dOkddxkkxodxdxdc;''lxxxxl,'';:
    koclc,,::..;oxxxxl,,dkkdc:::oo,,:::;...,'.','......:o::xO0o;cxkxxkxdocokdl:;,.'lxxxko;,',;
    kkdllodkkc..cxoc,,,;:okkxxxxl,,;;;,'',;c;..''...'''::ok0Od:,cxkdxkkxoldd:,;,''.;dxxkd:,'',
    kkkkkkkdc,',,,'..;;;;;cdxxko;,;,..,;,;:c:,..,::;:cll:cllc;,,lkkxxkxllxd;,;;,;,''cdxkxc,,',
    kkkkkxc'.',,.....;,',;:;lxoc;,'.';:;;;:cc;..:oxoldkxl:collc:odxkkdcloc,;cc;,,,'.,cdkkl,'.'
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    kkkkkkl,;::;:dkkkkkkkxl;,;'cxkkdcokl;,..;dkdc:cclxdclo,'lxxxxol:;::;;:clxkxl;;:;;dkkkkdlc;
    kkkkkkc,;:;;okkkkkkkkkkl,,:dkkdlokd;,,..'cxxl::;;c::ol;codxkdolcldlc:;cclxkd:;:;;okxkkkkxc
    kkkkkd,';:;lxkkkkkkkkkko,,lxkocdkd:,,';;'cxko:;;;'.ld;:olcoddxo:;,::c;;:cdkkl;,;;:xkxkkkx:
    kkkkd:,;;,:xOkkkkkkkkkkocoddl,ckkl,,',o:'cxkdc;,;'cko;coolol:c:;,';::c,;oxkkd:,;:;lxkkkkxc
    kkko:;:;,cxkkkkkkkkkkkllxkx:,,:xkxollddc;:dkxo:,;;xdclxxxxdc;;;,,',coxl:dkkkko;;:;cxkkkkxc
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    ,,,,::::cc;;;::c::;;,,,;;clc:ccllccl:;::::cc;,cdl;,,,;,,,,,;;;;:::;;;;::,:c,;:ccccccc::::,
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    cc::;;:::ccclc::cclllllllloddolllc:;;;:cloooooooooool:;:cccloddooooooooolooooololcccc::c:;
    llllllllllloooooododdddxxxxxxxxxdddoooollloooooooodoollodllololcccldoc:odooooolllllcccclc;
    olllllllloooooooooooddddxxxxxkkkkkxxxddooloooddoodddoddxxxxxxxxxxddxdolodooooollcc;,,;clc;
    ddoollooddooddddddddddddxxxxkkkkkkkkxxxxddddddooodddddoddddddddddddddddoooollllc;,'.,;:cc;
    dddddddxxxdddddddooooddddxxkkkxkkxxxxxxxxxxxxxxdddddddoooooooooooooooddxddoooll:,,'';;;:;,
    dddddxxxdddoooooooooooddddxxxxkkkkkxxkxxxxxxxxxxxxxxdddddoooooooooooddxxxxxddocclc,,:ccc:;
    ddddddddddoooooooooooooooodddxxxxxdddddoddddxxxxxxxdddxxdddddddddddxxxxxxxxxxxxxxd::odddl:
    dddddddddddddddddddddddxxxxdddddoooooooooodooodddddddxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxlcdxdxo:
    ddddddddddddddddddxxxxxxddoooooooooollooloolloooooooodddddddddddddxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxddxxdxo:
    ::::::::::::::cccccccc:c:::::;;;;;::;;;:;:::ccccc::cccccccc:::cc:cccccccccllllllllllcccc:;



...looking up meaning for:

    (26) Five of Wands


    How to interpret the Five of Wands:

    [ meaning ]

Output Readings to a File

In order to output/save any particular readings, invoke the -o/--output flag. Certain features such as "card meaning" do not have file output as an option, but this is a useful option for longer free-draw readings and multi-card readings such as the Celtic Cross.

When using the -o / --output option, there will be a new file created and saved into the current working directory. The name of the file will consist of the reading type + datetime (e.g., Seen_Heard_Held_Interpreted_20220319-123727.txt, Free_Draw_Art_and_Interpretation_20220319-123929.txt).