cowspam
A small, silly, screen-cluttering Python library derived from Cowsay. By Ian Rodriguez.
Cowsay was originally created by Tony Monroe, and its Python port by multiple contributors is available as a GitHub repo. The purpose of cowspam is a personal challenge to see how far I can go with making a derivative of such a small, niche library.
Requires pip and Python 3.12 or later. From the project directory, build with these commands:
python -m pip install .
cowspam --help
Or build a distributable package:
python -m pip install build
python -m build
Library
from cowspam import Cow, make_cow_text, run_kilobytes
cow = Cow("Bessie")
cow.moo()
text, is_normal = make_cow_text()
counts, bytes_generated = run_kilobytes(1, write_output=False) # Generates 1 KB of cowsay spam
CLI Commands
-h / --help- View commands(loops)- Positional argument; enter a number of cows to generate, either to terminal or piped to a file. Default: 100.-a / --auto- Run without a 1-second delay between cowsay prints; automatic for piped-f / --flash- (Epilepsy warning) Clear the screen for each cow print, creating a flashing effect-k / --kb / --kilobytes X- Alternative to loops: generate cowsay prints until X amount is generated in kilobytes.-n / --normal- Only generate normal cows
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